Mountain · 1 route
Guffey Butte
3,114 ft · Idaho
- Summit
- 3,114 ft
- Routes
- 1 way up
Route up Guffey Butte
About Guffey Butte
Guffey Butte is a summit on Bureau of Land Management land in the Boise District of southwestern Idaho, about 5 miles from the town of Murphy. The butte is the centerpiece of a small cluster of hiking routes, and the closest trails give the most direct way to approach it on foot. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs near 68°F, while July averages about 95°F. That station sits several hundred feet below the butte, so temperatures on top run a little cooler. The Guffey Butte Trail starts less than a mile away, and Guffey Butte Ridge is about a mile off for a longer outing. Halverson Bar/Lake, roughly 2.4 miles away, offers lake fishing, and the Swan Falls climbing area is about 8.5 miles distant.
Forecast on Guffey 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.
Questions about Guffey Butte
How tall is Guffey Butte?
3,114 ft (949 m).
How many routes go to the summit of Guffey Butte?
One: Guffey Butte Trail.
Mountains nearby
Table Rock3,665 ft · Idaho1 route29 mi awayPhoto: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cervidae Peak4,984 ft · Idaho1 route36 mi away
- Shafer Butte7,582 ft · Idaho2 routes41 mi away
- Mores Mountain7,239 ft · Idaho1 route42 mi away
- Wilson Peak7,837 ft · Idaho1 route62 mi away
- Sunset Mountain7,869 ft · Idaho2 routes62 mi away
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 66–84°F and lows of 41–57°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Swan Falls Ph, ID weather station, 8.7 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan42° high26° low
- Feb49° high29° low
- Mar59° high36° low
- Apr66° high41° low
- May75° high50° low
- Jun84° high57° low
- Jul95° high65° low
- Aug93° high63° low
- Sep83° high53° low
- Oct68° high42° low
- Nov52° high31° low
- Dec42° high26° low
Where it is
- Boise District · Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Murphy, Idaho · 5.1 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
Guffey Butte TrailHikingPhoto: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi- Guffey Butte RidgeHikingPhoto: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi
Halverson Lake TrailHikingPhoto: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.6 mi
Halverson Bar/LakeLake fishing2.4 mi- Black Slabbath AreaRock climbing7.2 mi
- Dedication Point Interpretive TrailHiking7.5 mi
- Reynolds CreekRock climbing8.1 mi
Swan FallsRock climbingPhoto: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Guffey Butte
Best months: March–June and September–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
42° / 26°
9 wet
Feb
49° / 29°
7 wet
Mar
59° / 36°
8 wet
Apr
66° / 41°
8 wet
May
75° / 50°
8 wet
Jun
84° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
95° / 65°
2 wet
Aug
93° / 63°
2 wet
Sep
83° / 53°
3 wet
Oct
68° / 42°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 31°
7 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swan Falls Ph, ID, 8.7 mi away at 2,325 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
