Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 2,665 m in Idaho. Pavlos Peak stands 3,386 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Challis Fish Pond, a park 3.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,664.6 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Keystone Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Germer Park: 4.5 mi
- Ramshorn Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Corkscrew Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 3.4 mi
- Central Park: 4.3 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 5.6 mi
- CHS: 4.0 mi
- Painted Rock: 4.1 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 5.9 mi
- Parker Mill: 17.4 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 6.6 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- McNabbs Point: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 16.8 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 3.7 mi
- Custer Museum: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlos Peak | ESE 122° | 3,386 m | 22.5 mi |
| Grouse Creek Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,379 m | 19.2 mi |
| McGowan Peak | ESE 117° | 3,266 m | 16.8 mi |
| White Mountain West | NW 306° | 3,183 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,139 m | 7.3 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | NW 322° | 3,040 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,017 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Greylock | W 263° | 3,001 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377934 — Blue Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654456
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