Bad Luck Mountain
Bad Luck Mountain rises to 1,614 m in Idaho. El Capitan stands 3,025 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,614 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Mount George: 5.0 mi
- Burnt Strip Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Gardiner Peak: 6.0 mi
- Fire Mountain: 6.6 mi
- The Drop-off: 11.3 mi
- Poverty Slide: 21.6 mi
- Ohio Side: 22.4 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 23.2 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
- Patsy Ann Falls: 13.7 mi
- Boulder Falls: 20.0 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.2 mi
- Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Cold Springs: 4.9 mi
- Painted Rocks State Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Bad Luck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan | ENE 62° | 3,025 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Jerusalem | ESE 109° | 2,845 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bare Peak | E 100° | 2,830 m | 15.5 mi |
| Watchtower Peak | ESE 112° | 2,663 m | 10.9 mi |
| Vance Mountain | E 82° | 2,630 m | 11.1 mi |
| Nipple Knob | NE 45° | 2,577 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hunter Peak | NE 40° | 2,559 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Paloma | NE 49° | 2,544 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:12 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:47 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:07 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darby, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659931
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