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Badger Mountain

Badger Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Badger Mountain rises to 1,440 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spades Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.81935, -116.55491

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 6.6 mi
  • Honeysuckle Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 10.7 mi
  • McCall Park: 10.7 mi
  • Athol City Park: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Timber Terror: 9.3 mi
  • Tremors: 9.3 mi
  • Cork Screw: 9.3 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 11.7 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.5 mi
  • City Beach: 14.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 12.9 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 14.7 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 15.8 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 16.3 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Badger Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Chilco MountainN 4°1,724 m3.6 mi
Chilco MountainNNE 13°1,710 m5.1 mi
Skitwish PeakSSE 158°1,629 m8.8 mi
Faset PeakNE 50°1,601 m13.0 mi
Jackknife PeakNE 47°1,599 m7.0 mi
Bernard PeakN 7°1,566 m8.1 mi
Green MountainNNE 31°1,565 m13.6 mi
Monument MountainSE 141°1,553 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:49
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3315:0415:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653933

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