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Bible Back Mountain

Bible Back Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
3013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.99769, -114.63784

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 16.4 mi
  • Baring Divide: 19.8 mi
  • Hemingway Memorial: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Smith Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Stanley Park: 21.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 13.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakNE 41°3,602.736 m3.9 mi
Ryan PeakESE 120°3,561 m13.1 mi
Kent PeakESE 122°3,555.187 m13.9 mi
Glassford PeakSE 127°3,536.29 m9.8 mi
Calkens PeakN 5°3,509.162 m8.4 mi
Lee PeakN 4°3,457.956 m7.3 mi
Lonesome Lake PeakNNE 13°3,445 m5.5 mi
Mount AndrusNNE 12°3,438.144 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5720:4121:26
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1617:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

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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