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Big Rock Mountain

Big Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Rock Mountain rises to 2,151 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.20672, -115.04030

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 6
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Martin Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 17.7 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 17.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Parsons Spring: 0.8 mi
  • High Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Diablo Spring: 20.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Colgate Licks: 18.4 mi
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 21.7 mi
  • Tom Beal Park: 21.8 mi
  • Kube Park: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Big Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainWSW 255°2,436 m8.1 mi
East PeakW 276°2,391 m6.0 mi
Hungry RockNE 56°2,352 m15.4 mi
Chimney PeakW 264°2,324 m10.5 mi
McConnell MountainNNE 29°2,259 m12.1 mi
Bailey MountainENE 67°2,254 m8.7 mi
Eagle MountainNNW 338°2,254 m9.8 mi
Gedney MountainWSW 250°2,248 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:53
June solstice04:4919:5020:36
September equinox06:2818:0018:40
December solstice07:2115:0715:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542495763727161493831
Precip in4.93.74.34.13.63.70.90.91.63.15.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377579 — Big Rock Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654316

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