West Butte
West Butte rises to 1,889 m in Idaho. Crystal Butte stands 2,124 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Staircase, a peak 1.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1889 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 18.7 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
106 named places within 25 miles
- Staircase: 1.5 mi
- Juniper Buttes: 2.1 mi
- Middle Bowl: 2.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Choke Cherry Hill: 4.3 mi
- Agnes Remington Park: 7.8 mi
- Aspen Acres DGC: 9.3 mi
- Aspen Acre's Disc Golf Course: 9.3 mi
- Ralph Litton Park: 10.6 mi
- Jaycee Park: 10.7 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 8.2 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Freedom Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Education Monument: 14.0 mi
- Teton Dam: 19.1 mi
- Legacy Flight Museum: 12.5 mi
- Romney Geology Museum: 13.9 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 23.0 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 12.3 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 14.0 mi
- Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 14.2 mi
- Student Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Egin Bench: 6.1 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Butte | NNE 26° | 2,124 m | 22.3 mi |
| Davis Butte | NNE 20° | 2,117 m | 24.5 mi |
| Fogg Butte | NNE 28° | 2,092 m | 23.0 mi |
| Monument Butte | NNE 23° | 2,068 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jones Butte | NNE 20° | 2,051 m | 22.9 mi |
| Twitchells Knoll | NNE 15° | 2,048 m | 22.1 mi |
| Aspen Butte | NNE 22° | 2,037 m | 23.1 mi |
| Crater Butte | NNE 17° | 1,979 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar City, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653351
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