Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout
Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 2,050 m. Scotchman Number Two stands 2,084 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pend Oreille, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Concrete foundation of the Mount Pend Oreille fire lookout, which blew down in a storm in 1953.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49053981, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 19 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pend Oreille: 0.0 mi
- Mount Willard: 1.5 mi
- Lunch Peak: 2.9 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Purdy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pack River Flats Refuge: 11.1 mi
- Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 13.2 mi
- Troy City Park: 13.5 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.1 mi
- Yaak Falls: 20.9 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 23.0 mi
- Troy Museum: 13.4 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 20.5 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 16.6 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 18.7 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 19.1 mi
- Ross Point: 18.5 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.1 mi
- Uleda Point: 23.9 mi
- City Beach: 19.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 19.6 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.4 mi
- Leslie Springs: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Number Two | SSE 158° | 2,084 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | E 98° | 2,056 m | 0.0 mi |
| Glad Peak | SE 141° | 2,054 m | 5.8 mi |
| Clifty Mountain | N 352° | 2,041 m | 13.9 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | NE 36° | 2,038 m | 6.7 mi |
| Savage Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,038 m | 13.8 mi |
| Benning Mountain | SE 142° | 1,988 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Willard | N 1° | 1,987 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 21:01 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:58 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4948321980
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