Big Southern Butte

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largest and youngest (300,000 years old) of three rhyolitic domes near the center of the Eastern Snake River Plain and one of the largest volcanic domes on earth

General Information

Hours:
24/7
Fees:
No fees
Pet Policy:
Pets allowed
Closest cities with hotels:
Sun Valley, 67 miles
Idaho Falls, 140 miles
Seasons:
Open all year though fully accessible for only four months during summer, owing to the very heavy winter snowfall
Rating:
★ 5.0
Portland, OR Weather Forecast

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Overview

Big Southern Butte is the largest and youngest (300,000 years old) of three rhyolitic domes formed over a million years near the center of the Eastern Snake River Plain in of Idaho. It is one of the largest volcanic domes on earth. It rises approximately 2500 vertical feet (762 m) above the lava plain in southern Butte County, east of Craters of the Moon National Monument.

Big Southern Butte consists of two coalesced lava domes with a base diameter of 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) and a combined volume of approximately 8 cubic kilometres (1.9 cu mi).

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Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted