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Big Flat Top

Big Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Big Flat Top rises to 2,855 m in Idaho. Lost River Mountain stands 3,681 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2855 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78185, -113.64225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 9.1 mi
  • Moore City Park: 14.1 mi
  • Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 14.9 mi
  • Bottolfsen Park: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 8.9 mi
  • Arco Rodeo Grounds: 19.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Big Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost River MountainN 358°3,681.4 m18.0 mi
USGS PeakN 11°3,652 m16.3 mi
Far Away MountainN 3°3,636.26 m18.2 mi
Altair PeakW 272°3,604.26 m18.2 mi
Paragon PeakN 360°3,590.85 m17.9 mi
Pegasus PeakW 277°3,577.13 m18.6 mi
Mount McCalebN 9°3,560.7 m14.8 mi
Andromeda PeakW 275°3,541.78 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5320:3721:21
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0616:1417:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333425158676556443019
Precip in0.80.50.70.91.21.40.70.70.80.80.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399786 — Big Flat Top, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358666065

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