Big Soldier Mountain
Big Soldier Mountain rises to 2,734 m in Idaho. Cabin Creek Peak stands 3,027 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dagger Falls, a waterfall 3.0 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2734 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 37.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Morehead Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Mount Mills: 5.9 mi
- Blue Bunch Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Greyhound Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Artillery Dome: 7.6 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- Molly's Tub: 21.9 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
- Dagger Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 24.8 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 14.8 mi
- Cox Point: 21.8 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Banner Summit: 18.2 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Big Soldier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Creek Peak | ESE 122° | 3,027 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Loening | ESE 115° | 3,024 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | E 90° | 3,001 m | 16.9 mi |
| Big Baldy | N 8° | 2,951 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | N 7° | 2,917.24 m | 20.7 mi |
| Red Peak | N 10° | 2,885.85 m | 20.5 mi |
| Grouse Creek Peak | E 79° | 2,884 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cape Horn Mountain | S 175° | 2,872 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377590 — Big Soldier Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654319
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