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Big Black Dome

Big Black Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Big Black Dome rises to 3,452 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pegasus Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3452 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.82269, -113.97976

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 18.8 mi
  • Little Park: 21.4 mi
  • Town Square: 21.5 mi
  • Knob Hill Natural Area: 21.5 mi
  • Forest Service Park: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 18.8 mi
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Birch Springs: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Big Black Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyndman PeakSW 236°3,660.038 m9.1 mi
Goat MountainWSW 248°3,631.082 m8.8 mi
The FinSW 218°3,627.12 m4.0 mi
The Devils Bedstead EastW 259°3,616.452 m8.8 mi
Standhope PeakSW 221°3,616 m3.5 mi
Brocky PeakSW 218°3,608.527 m5.8 mi
Altair PeakSW 214°3,604.26 m2.5 mi
Duncan RidgeWSW 240°3,582.924 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:48
June solstice05:5520:3821:22
September equinox07:2418:5719:35
December solstice08:0816:1517:02

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232404957656354432919
Precip in0.30.20.50.71.21.50.60.70.70.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377434 — Big Black Dome, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654252

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