Baking Powder Mountain
Baking Powder Mountain rises to 2,310 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Twentymile Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,310 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twentymile Butte: 1.6 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sourdough Peak: 3.5 mi
- Dome Hill: 4.9 mi
- North Pole: 5.0 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Plummer Point: 9.3 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 14.0 mi
- West Fork Point: 24.0 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 23.2 mi
- Pioneer Park: 23.3 mi
- Soroptomist Park: 23.8 mi
- Eimers-Soltman Park: 24.3 mi
- Freds Spring: 9.8 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 12.9 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 14.0 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 14.4 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Cotter Bar: 18.2 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Florence: 18.3 mi
- Mount Idaho: 21.2 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 24.0 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Baking Powder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | SE 128° | 2,683 m | 5.0 mi |
| Oregon Butte | SSE 159° | 2,565 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 244° | 2,551 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SE 146° | 2,550 m | 8.5 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SSE 147° | 2,539 m | 5.9 mi |
| Concord Hill | SSE 158° | 2,521 m | 8.4 mi |
| Shining Butte | S 170° | 2,520 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | S 175° | 2,511 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie N, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653952
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