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Birch Mountain

Birch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Mountain rises to 1,843 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1843 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.88020, -115.15347

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 15.7 mi
  • Fish Creek State Park: 23.2 mi
  • Timberman Park: 24.8 mi
  • Westside Field: 24.8 mi
  • Frank James Park: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Quartz Flat: 22.7 mi
  • Quartz Flat: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 10.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Birch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Straight PeakE 89°2,318 m12.4 mi
Crater MountainENE 76°2,307 m12.3 mi
Lightning PeakENE 57°2,246 m11.5 mi
Graves PeakNNE 22°2,238 m10.0 mi
Gold Crown PeakNNE 16°2,234 m10.4 mi
Graves PeakNNE 23°2,225 m10.0 mi
Admiral PeakESE 109°2,211 m14.6 mi
Binocular PeakN 359°2,197 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1319:53
June solstice05:4720:5221:40
September equinox07:2819:0019:40
December solstice08:2416:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240475562706960473528
Precip in1.21.31.11.41.82.00.91.01.01.32.01.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377672 — Birch Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654344

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