Bell Mountain
Bell Mountain rises to 3,431 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Bell Mountain, at 11,612 feet (3,539 m) above sea level, is the second highest peak in the Lemhi Range of Idaho. The peak is the highest point in Lemhi County and located 0.2 mi (0.32 km) north of the border with Butte County. The peak is located on the border of Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Salmon-Challis National Forest. It is about 9.5 mi (15.3 km) northwest of Diamond Peak. It is the 37th highest peak in Idaho. The peak is named after Robert Norman Bell.
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Wikidata Q4883214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3431 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Peak: 2.4 mi
- Foss Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Inspiration: 5.9 mi
- Trail Peak: 7.4 mi
- Big Windy Peak: 8.3 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 5.2 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 5.2 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 5.2 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 5.2 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 12.6 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 21.6 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 17.4 mi
- Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SE 140° | 3,718.865 m | 8.6 mi |
| USGS Peak | SW 231° | 3,652 m | 24.6 mi |
| Scott Peak | ENE 66° | 3,468 m | 20.2 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | NW 313° | 3,439 m | 23.7 mi |
| Invisible Mountain | SW 220° | 3,426 m | 24.5 mi |
| Webber Peak | ENE 68° | 3,409 m | 20.1 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | NW 314° | 3,354 m | 22.5 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | NE 34° | 3,347 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:10 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396099 — Bell Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661187
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