Blacktail Mountain
Blacktail Mountain rises to 1,646 m in Idaho. Smith Peak stands 2,325 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dusty Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bonner County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5586153.
Wikidata Q49014121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,646 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 26.6 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Riverside Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dusty Peak: 1.6 mi
- Granite Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Plowboy Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Watson Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Lower Granite Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Granite Falls: 6.5 mi
- LaSota Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hunt Falls: 12.1 mi
- American Falls: 18.5 mi
- Priest Lake State Forest: 13.1 mi
- Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Coolin Park: 17.6 mi
- Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 20.3 mi
- Pataky's Bench: 20.6 mi
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 3.6 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 6.5 mi
- Log Cabin at Grandview Mine and Mill: 21.7 mi
- Josephine Mill 2: 22.5 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 6.8 mi
- Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area: 19.0 mi
- Priest Lake Museum: 12.5 mi
- Tiger Store: 21.5 mi
- Maitlen Creek Research Natural Area: 17.7 mi
- Sherman Creek Wildlife Area: 23.6 mi
- Galena Point: 18.5 mi
- Mill Creek Point: 18.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Blacktail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Peak | ENE 58° | 2,325 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 67° | 2,231 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Lions Head | ENE 66° | 2,220 m | 11.0 mi |
| Kent Peak | E 86° | 2,163 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ESE 111° | 2,155 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Wigwams | E 92° | 2,144 m | 10.3 mi |
| Abandon Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,131 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Roothaan | SE 125° | 2,123 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 20:05 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:06 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 14:59 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest RVR EXP STN, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396148 — Blacktail Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661284
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