Carbonate Mountain
Carbonate Mountain rises to 1,984 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hop Porter Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Carbonate Mountain, at 6,714 feet (2,046 m) above sea level is a peak in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located on the west side of the Wood River Valley northwest of downtown Hailey in Blaine County. Much of the mountain is located on private land, but three small parcels are managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Wikidata Q5038010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1984 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Devil Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Della Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Buttercup Hill: 2.8 mi
- Art Richards Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Prospects Hill: 5.7 mi
- Hop Porter Park: 1.7 mi
- Old Cutters Park: 1.8 mi
- Lions Park: 1.9 mi
- Draper Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Deerfield Park: 2.3 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Martin Spring: 15.9 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 16.0 mi
- Wurst Spring: 16.7 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 22.3 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 9.1 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 6.2 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 10.0 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 17.6 mi
- Crown Point: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Carbonate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | NE 36° | 3,660.038 m | 18.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,631.082 m | 19.2 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NE 34° | 3,582.924 m | 18.3 mi |
| Old Hyndman Peak | NE 39° | 3,549 m | 18.1 mi |
| Salzburger Spitzl | NNE 29° | 3,541.776 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cobb Peak | NE 39° | 3,512 m | 17.2 mi |
| Big Basin Peak | NE 41° | 3,508.248 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Box | NE 44° | 3,445.764 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:18 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371892 — Carbonate Mountain, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650222
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