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Blackbird Mountain

Blackbird Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blackbird Mountain rises to 2,757 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartzite Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014048, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2757 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.11797, -114.41564

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 8
  • Warm Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Horsefly Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Veil Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Fire FIghter Memorial: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Blackbird Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireWNW 293°3,075 m9.9 mi
Taylor MountainSSE 149°3,041 m18.8 mi
Aggipah MountainWNW 283°2,997 m11.1 mi
MeyersSSW 206°2,977 m21.6 mi
Woods PeakSSE 167°2,963 m22.4 mi
Van Horn PeakS 169°2,931 m23.8 mi
Goat MountainNW 304°2,929 m11.7 mi
BeehiveNW 317°2,922 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1118:50
June solstice04:5119:4420:29
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1415:1015:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654409

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