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Cannonball Mountain

Cannonball Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cannonball Mountain rises to 2,537 m in Idaho. Norton Peak stands 3,146 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberal Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2537 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45990, -114.71256

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Lions Park: 20.0 mi
  • Hop Porter Park: 20.1 mi
  • Draper Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
  • Heagle Park: 20.3 mi
  • Werthheimer Park: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Clay Bank Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Martin Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Wurst Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 21.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shoshone Ice Caves: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cannonball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norton PeakN 8°3,146 m21.1 mi
Baker PeakN 6°3,098 m14.6 mi
Smoky DomeWNW 282°3,076.956 m11.4 mi
Big PeakN 357°3,049 m14.5 mi
North Smoky DomeWNW 285°3,028.798 m11.1 mi
Peak 9728NNE 19°2,965.094 m17.0 mi
Peak 9712WNW 287°2,960 m16.8 mi
Paradise PeakNNW 340°2,959 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:51
June solstice05:5920:4021:24
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:0916:1917:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182231425158676657453119
Precip in2.11.51.61.11.60.90.40.40.71.01.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661446

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