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Bad Luck Mountain

Bad Luck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1614 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.88853, -114.72232

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 20.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.2 mi
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Springs: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Bad Luck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El CapitanENE 62°3,025 m17.7 mi
Mount JerusalemESE 109°2,845 m13.3 mi
Bare PeakE 100°2,830 m15.5 mi
Watchtower PeakESE 112°2,663 m10.9 mi
Vance MountainE 82°2,630 m11.1 mi
Nipple KnobNE 45°2,577 m10.4 mi
Hunter PeakNE 40°2,559 m13.2 mi
Mount PalomaNE 49°2,544 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:52
June solstice04:4919:4720:34
September equinox06:2717:5918:38
December solstice07:1815:0715:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037435258666456453326
Precip in1.10.90.91.01.62.11.10.91.21.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darby, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659931

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