Big Black Dome
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
- 3,452 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pegasus Peak: 1.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 1.9 mi
- Andromeda Peak: 2.0 mi
- Altair Peak: 2.5 mi
- Standhope Peak: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Bartlett Point: 13.9 mi
- The Nose: 23.2 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 24.2 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 19.5 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 23.9 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 21.7 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 21.7 mi
- Birch Springs: 22.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | SW 236° | 3,660 m | 9.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,631 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Fin | SW 218° | 3,627 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | W 259° | 3,616 m | 8.8 mi |
| Standhope Peak | SW 221° | 3,616 m | 3.5 mi |
| Brocky Peak | SW 218° | 3,609 m | 5.8 mi |
| Altair Peak | SW 214° | 3,604 m | 2.5 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | WSW 240° | 3,583 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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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