Border Summit
Border Summit rises to 1,928 m in Idaho. Meade Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sublette Mountain, a peak 6.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1928 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 12.1 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 27 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Sublette Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Merkley Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Geneva Summit: 8.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 9.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 11.6 mi
- Dingle Park: 8.1 mi
- Adam's Park: 12.0 mi
- Stock Park: 12.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 12.5 mi
- Alinger Park: 12.6 mi
- Fox Spring: 13.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.6 mi
- Ferney Spring: 18.5 mi
- Spring Salt: 19.1 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 20.9 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Lake Alice Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Scout's Monument: 11.8 mi
- M Hill: 11.9 mi
- The National Oregon / California Trail Center: 12.2 mi
- Butch Cassidy Bank Robery Museum: 12.5 mi
- Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point: 14.9 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 23.2 mi
- Montpelier Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Outdoor Classroom: 12.4 mi
- Snowside Point: 12.6 mi
- Cisco Beach: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Border Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Peak | NNW 340° | 3,305 m | 20.8 mi |
| Paris Peak | W 269° | 2,908 m | 22.5 mi |
| Midnight Mountain | W 280° | 2,849 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sublette Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,830 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bloomington Peak | W 263° | 2,826 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bridger Peak | SW 232° | 2,821 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,818 m | 15.4 mi |
| Threemile Peak | NNW 333° | 2,809 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lifton Pumping STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371649 — Border Summit, Bear Lake County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650023
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 23 mi
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 29 mi
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