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Blue Joe Mountain

Blue Joe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Joe Mountain rises to 1,530 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 13 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99855, -116.78995

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Priest Falls: 6.6 mi
  • American Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 20.3 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 20.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 8.3 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Blue Joe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointSE2,350 m15.0 mi
Parker PeakSE2,332 m12.6 mi
Smith PeakSSE2,325 m12.6 mi
Fisher PeakSE2,312 m14.7 mi
Hulme PeakN2,277 m13.6 mi
Snowy TopW2,248 m8.9 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE2,231 m15.0 mi
Gypsy PeakWSW2,226 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1819:00
June solstice04:4420:0620:56
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3915:5716:53

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377921 — Blue Joe Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654452

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