Bachelor Mountain
Bachelor Mountain rises to 2,869 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonanza Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,869 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonanza Peak: 2.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mount Greylock: 4.3 mi
- Rookie Point: 4.3 mi
- Estes Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
- Stanley Park: 18.4 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 21.8 mi
- Central Park: 22.7 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 24.6 mi
- Custer Museum: 2.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 17.5 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 13.3 mi
- Parker Mill: 15.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 16.9 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 18.8 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 22.8 mi
- CHS: 22.5 mi
- Painted Rock: 22.5 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Bachelor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | S 173° | 3,603 m | 23.1 mi |
| Calkens Peak | S 177° | 3,509 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lee Peak | S 178° | 3,458 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | S 176° | 3,445 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Andrus | S 175° | 3,438 m | 19.5 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | S 178° | 3,438 m | 19.0 mi |
| WCP-9 | S 178° | 3,433 m | 18.0 mi |
| WCP-10 | S 175° | 3,378 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653913
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