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Boulder Mountain

Boulder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Mountain rises to 2,550 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 53 miles off.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.88129, -115.93846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Wild Horse Park: 7.6 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 7.9 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 8.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 8.1 mi
  • Brown Park: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 20.8 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Boulder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainN 10°2,827 m15.4 mi
North Loon MountainNNE 11°2,823 m16.3 mi
Log MountainESE 104°2,791 m16.9 mi
Storm PeakN 3°2,751 m17.4 mi
Nick PeakNE 43°2,713 m5.0 mi
Rain BenchmarkN 355°2,668.524 m13.1 mi
BlackmareESE 120°2,659.08 m8.4 mi
Sawtooth PeakN 4°2,646 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice05:5820:4921:34
September equinox07:3219:0419:43
December solstice08:1916:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394955646354433122
Precip in2.52.32.72.42.32.00.60.51.01.62.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378106 — Boulder Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654526

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