Buckhorn Mountain
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
- 52.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rapid Peak: 0.7 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Jughandle Mountain: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Slick Rock: 6.2 mi
- Lightning Point: 11.7 mi
- Thinking Spot: 12.2 mi
- Thinking Spot: 12.2 mi
- The Dike: 15.9 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 11.8 mi
- Valley County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 21.0 mi
- The Outpost: 21.1 mi
- 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
- Shaws Spring: 6.5 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 15.7 mi
- North Beach: 11.8 mi
- North Beach: 11.9 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Driessen Falls: 16.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | N 4° | 2,827 m | 16.1 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | N 5° | 2,823 m | 17.0 mi |
| Log Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,791 m | 14.9 mi |
| Storm Peak | N 357° | 2,751 m | 18.3 mi |
| Nick Peak | NNE 20° | 2,713 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | NNW 348° | 2,668.524 m | 14.3 mi |
| Blackmare | ESE 121° | 2,659.08 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | N 352° | 2,646 m | 9.0 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 | 07:31 | 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, 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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