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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
1530 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
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 PointSE 134°2,350 m15.0 mi
Parker PeakSE 133°2,332 m12.6 mi
Smith PeakSSE 154°2,325 m12.6 mi
Fisher PeakSE 128°2,312 m14.7 mi
Hulme PeakN 3°2,277 m13.6 mi
Snowy TopW 267°2,248 m8.9 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 149°2,231 m15.0 mi
Gypsy PeakWSW 258°2,226 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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