Badger Mountain
Badger Mountain rises to 1,810 m in Idaho. East Sister stands 2,155 m to the south-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bad Bear Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,810 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bad Bear Peak: 1.6 mi
- Granite Peak: 1.8 mi
- Papoose Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Surveyors Peak: 2.8 mi
- Club Point: 3.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 16.0 mi
- Bernier Point: 19.5 mi
- Orphan Point: 21.7 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 6.4 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 8.9 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Badger Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sister | SSW 193° | 2,155 m | 10.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,151 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mallard Peak | SSW 199° | 2,094 m | 6.6 mi |
| Heart Peak | SW 218° | 2,075 m | 8.1 mi |
| Crag Peak | SW 222° | 2,063 m | 8.1 mi |
| Snow Peak | W 280° | 2,036 m | 7.3 mi |
| Five Lakes Butte | ESE 120° | 2,035 m | 11.1 mi |
| Simmons Peak | ENE 61° | 2,027 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:14 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:54 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:04 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376838 — Badger Mountain, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653929
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