Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,894 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woods Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013707, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2894 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
69 named places within 25 miles
- Woods Peak: 3.0 mi
- Morgan Creek Summit: 3.8 mi
- Van Horn Peak: 4.3 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Wards Butte: 7.1 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 21.9 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 22.8 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 18.2 mi
- McNabbs Point: 19.0 mi
- Aparejo Point: 19.8 mi
- Red Point: 24.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 20.3 mi
- Central Park: 23.6 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 24.0 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 24.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 23.7 mi
- CHS: 23.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 19.3 mi
- Parker Mill: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | E 100° | 3,346 m | 23.8 mi |
| White Mountain West | SSW 202° | 3,183 m | 19.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,041 m | 7.0 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,040 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,985 m | 17.8 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,984 m | 19.7 mi |
| Meyers | W 269° | 2,977 m | 13.0 mi |
| Woods Peak | SSE 152° | 2,963 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:11 | 17:00 |
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 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654378
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