Box Car Mountain
Box Car Mountain rises to 2,283 m in Idaho. Three Prong Mountain stands 2,492 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Archer Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,283 m
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Archer Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wylies Peak: 3.9 mi
- Bilk Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Square Rock: 4.1 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cold Springs: 15.7 mi
- High Spring: 18.0 mi
- Parsons Spring: 18.9 mi
- Sheep Spring: 24.1 mi
- The Drop-off: 9.5 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 18.5 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 21.2 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 12.2 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 20.2 mi
- Selway Falls: 18.4 mi
- Patsy Ann Falls: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Box Car Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Prong Mountain | S 169° | 2,492 m | 10.8 mi |
| Burnt Knob | S 184° | 2,487 m | 15.5 mi |
| Spot Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,440 m | 11.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,377 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,358 m | 12.2 mi |
| White Top Mountain | S 178° | 2,358 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount George | E 92° | 2,352 m | 16.4 mi |
| Wylies Peak | N 1° | 2,350 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:48 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:08 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662969
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