Bible Back Mountain
Bible Back Mountain rises to 3,013 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Croesus Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Bible Back Mountain at 9,928 feet (3,026 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County east of Croseus Peak, its line parent.
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Wikidata Q4903073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,013 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 10 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Croesus Peak: 0.7 mi
- Washington Peak: 1.9 mi
- Patterson Peak: 3.7 mi
- Castle Peak: 3.9 mi
- Blackmon Peak: 4.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 9.1 mi
- Crown Point: 13.3 mi
- Elk Point: 22.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 16.4 mi
- Baring Divide: 19.8 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 20.0 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Fern Falls: 22.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 17.3 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Stanley Park: 21.0 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Stanley Museum: 21.4 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Bible Back Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | NE 41° | 3,603 m | 3.9 mi |
| Ryan Peak | ESE 120° | 3,561 m | 13.1 mi |
| Kent Peak | ESE 122° | 3,555 m | 13.9 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SE 127° | 3,536 m | 9.8 mi |
| Calkens Peak | N 5° | 3,509 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lee Peak | N 4° | 3,458 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | NNE 13° | 3,445 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Andrus | NNE 12° | 3,438 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393893 — Bible Back Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659892
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