Wildhorse Butte
Wildhorse Butte rises to 1,496 m in Idaho. Skeeter Point stands 1,926 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shale Butte, a peak 5.1 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,496 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Shale Butte: 5.1 mi
- Sand Butte: 6.3 mi
- Broken Top Butte: 7.7 mi
- Spud Butte: 8.7 mi
- Monument Butte: 11.3 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 14.1 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 22.2 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 22.9 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 25.0 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 20.3 mi
- Strode Spring: 20.7 mi
- Lava Point: 12.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildhorse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeeter Point | NW 314° | 1,926 m | 24.7 mi |
| North Laidlaw Butte | NNE 31° | 1,802 m | 24.4 mi |
| Queens Crown | NNW 328° | 1,701 m | 19.7 mi |
| Big Blowout Butte | NNE 27° | 1,640 m | 19.6 mi |
| Carey Kipuka | NNE 21° | 1,635 m | 20.4 mi |
| Laidlaw Butte | NNE 27° | 1,625 m | 12.9 mi |
| Purple Butte | NE 50° | 1,624 m | 22.9 mi |
| Turnbull Butte | NE 35° | 1,601 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:18 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richfield, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358665904
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