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Bee Top Mountain

Bee Top Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bee Top Mountain rises to 1,852 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1852 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.23521, -116.14795

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
  • David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Kullyspell House Monument Park: 7.1 mi
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 18.1 mi
  • City Beach: 18.3 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leigh Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Kootenai Falls: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Bee Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotchman PeakSE 136°2,117 m4.4 mi
Scotchman Number TwoESE 108°2,084 m4.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainESE 122°2,064 m9.3 mi
Mount Pend OreilleN 354°2,056 m12.5 mi
Glad PeakNNE 17°2,054.352 m8.3 mi
Savage MountainE 85°2,038 m5.4 mi
Spar PeakE 96°1,997 m7.5 mi
Benning MountainNNE 23°1,988 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4521:0021:50
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3315:5916:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238445359666657463629
Precip in3.72.63.42.12.62.71.00.81.53.13.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396096 — Bee Top Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661184

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