Boulder Mountain
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
- 53.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 1.7 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rapid Peak: 2.4 mi
- Jughandle Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.6 mi
- 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
- Slick Rock: 4.8 mi
- Lightning Point: 9.7 mi
- Thinking Spot: 10.3 mi
- Thinking Spot: 10.4 mi
- The Dike: 14.4 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 11.7 mi
- Valley County Museum: 11.7 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 22.4 mi
- The Outpost: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Shaws Spring: 4.8 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 16.9 mi
- North Beach: 9.9 mi
- North Beach: 10.0 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Driessen Falls: 14.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | N 10° | 2,827 m | 15.4 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,823 m | 16.3 mi |
| Log Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,791 m | 16.9 mi |
| Storm Peak | N 3° | 2,751 m | 17.4 mi |
| Nick Peak | NE 43° | 2,713 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | N 355° | 2,668.524 m | 13.1 mi |
| Blackmare | ESE 120° | 2,659.08 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | N 4° | 2,646 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:17 | 17:06 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
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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