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Camelback Mountain

Camelback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Camelback Mountain rises to 2,003 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2003 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88130, -112.35025

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sister City Park: 3.7 mi
  • Bonneville Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bartz Field: 4.1 mi
  • Ammon Park: 4.1 mi
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 29
Museums: 7
  • Bannock County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 4.9 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 5.1 mi
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 5.3 mi
  • Bingham County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • The ISU "I": 4.3 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 5.1 mi
  • McDougall Field: 10.1 mi
  • Cami: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonneville PeakSE 127°2,812 m13.4 mi
Snow PeakSE 130°2,777 m14.1 mi
Haystack MountainSE 134°2,748 m16.6 mi
South Putnam MountainENE 79°2,724 m11.4 mi
Mount PutnamENE 62°2,685 m10.6 mi
Scout MountainS 179°2,647 m14.1 mi
Old Tom MountainS 175°2,638 m17.9 mi
Indian MountainS 179°2,223 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:42
June solstice05:5220:2921:12
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5816:1316:59

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140465564737262493727
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.51.10.60.81.21.11.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocatello 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371866 — Camelback Mountain, Bannock County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358650192

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