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Bennett Mountain

Bennett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bennett Mountain rises to 2,254 m in Idaho. Trinity Mountain stands 2,880 m to the north, 24 miles off. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.24899, -115.43440

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Bennett Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Henley Benchmark: 3.2 mi
  • Don Benchmark: 4.5 mi
  • Summit Benchmark: 4.6 mi
  • Packer Butte: 6.1 mi
Parks: 20
  • Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
  • Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Stone Tree Park: 14.9 mi
  • East Side Park: 14.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Mountain Home Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Community Wall: 15.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trinity MountainN 1°2,880 m24.2 mi
Deer MountainNE 45°2,416 m23.9 mi
Lava MountainNNW 345°2,395 m23.9 mi
Dog MountainNNE 12°2,365.858 m19.4 mi
House MountainNNW 348°2,347 m13.0 mi
Dog MountainNNE 13°2,343 m19.2 mi
Bennett MountainSW 223°2,231.441 m1.3 mi
Chimney BenchmarkENE 62°2,182.978 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0320:4321:26
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1116:2317:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643495968777565523931

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Home, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654195

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