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Blue Ribbon Mountain

Blue Ribbon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Ribbon Mountain rises to 1,553 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mother Lode Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1553 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.80769, -115.37262

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Sheep Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.2 mi
  • Freds Spring: 24.7 mi
Parks: 2
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 13.0 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Selway Falls: 17.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Martin Hot Springs: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Blue Ribbon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PoleSW 234°2,683 m18.7 mi
Elk MountainENE 64°2,377 m16.6 mi
Indian PeakNE 53°2,340 m16.4 mi
Boston MountainSE 142°2,334 m14.3 mi
Rocky PeakNE 55°2,311 m15.7 mi
Vermilion PeakNE 53°2,290 m14.1 mi
Bilk MountainENE 59°2,287 m18.2 mi
Twentymile ButteWSW 250°2,212 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5219:5020:36
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:2115:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654466

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