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The route upShoeffler Butte · 3,355 ft
Idaho · Hiking
Shoeffler Butte Loop
0.94-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Idaho with 494 ft gain and 3,366 ft max elevation.
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 494 ft
- climb
- 3,366 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Best time to visit Shoeffler Butte Loop
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 24°
Feb
40° / 25°
Mar
47° / 29°
Apr
55° / 34°
May
65° / 41°
Jun
70° / 45°
Jul
81° / 52°
Aug
83° / 51°
Sep
73° / 44°
Oct
57° / 36°
Nov
43° / 30°
Dec
35° / 23°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Plummer 3 Wsw, ID, 9.4 mi away at 2,905 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Shoeffler Butte Loop is a 0.94-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 494 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,366 feet.
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Route details
- Distance
- 0.5 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 494 ft
- Summit
- 3,355 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Shoeffler Butte Loop on Shoeffler Butte?
About 0.5 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Shoeffler Butte Loop?
About 494 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Shoeffler Butte Loop?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Shoeffler Butte Loop take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Shoeffler Butte
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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