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Buckskin Mountain

Buckskin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckskin Mountain rises to 1,950 m in Idaho. Sherman Peak stands 2,954 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Petticoat Peak, a peak 4.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1950 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.62631, -111.87496
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Parks: 10
  • City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Geyser Park: 13.9 mi
  • Octagon Spring Park: 14.0 mi
  • Corrigan Park: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • High Dive: 7.1 mi
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 16.9 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 6.7 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Red Rock Pass: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckskin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman PeakSE 124°2,954 m20.0 mi
Bonneville PeakNW 305°2,812 m16.5 mi
Sedgwick PeakSSW 198°2,789 m8.1 mi
Snow PeakWNW 303°2,777 m15.9 mi
Haystack MountainWNW 297°2,748 m13.6 mi
South Putnam MountainNNW 327°2,724 m23.7 mi
Soda PeakESE 118°2,707 m14.4 mi
Scout MountainW 279°2,647 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5120:2721:10
September equinox07:1618:4919:27
December solstice07:5516:1216:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736445261696758463424
Precip in2.01.31.91.82.31.30.81.11.41.41.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava HOT Springs, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654643

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