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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 2,578 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rapid Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 52 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2578 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.86768, -115.90179

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Wild Horse Park: 9.6 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 9.9 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 10.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 10.1 mi
  • Brown Park: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 19.1 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainN 4°2,827 m16.1 mi
North Loon MountainN 5°2,823 m17.0 mi
Log MountainESE 102°2,791 m14.9 mi
Storm PeakN 357°2,751 m18.3 mi
Nick PeakNNE 20°2,713 m4.9 mi
Rain BenchmarkNNW 348°2,668.524 m14.3 mi
BlackmareESE 121°2,659.08 m6.4 mi
Sawtooth PeakN 352°2,646 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice05:5820:4921:34
September equinox07:3119:0419:43
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378413 — Buckhorn Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654626

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