Big Flat Top
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
- 2,855 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.1 mi
- White Knob Mountains: 3.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.9 mi
- 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
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 8.9 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 19.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 24.2 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 19.8 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Bartlett Point: 22.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River Mountain | N 358° | 3,681 m | 18.0 mi |
| USGS Peak | N 11° | 3,652 m | 16.3 mi |
| Far Away Mountain | N 3° | 3,636 m | 18.2 mi |
| Altair Peak | W 272° | 3,604 m | 18.2 mi |
| Paragon Peak | N 360° | 3,591 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | W 277° | 3,577 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount McCaleb | N 9° | 3,561 m | 14.8 mi |
| Andromeda Peak | W 275° | 3,542 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
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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