Caribou Mountain
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Caribou Mountain rises to 2,986 m in Idaho. Star Peaks stands 3,082 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rex Ridge, a peak 4.7 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Caribou Mountain is a 9,803-foot elevation (2,988 m) mountain summit in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49018143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,986 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rex Ridge: 4.7 mi
- Old Baldy Peak: 5.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Tincup Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Little Elk Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 17.8 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 19.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 19.9 mi
- Unity Park: 20.0 mi
- Fox Run Park: 20.0 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 15.7 mi
- DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM: 19.9 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 23.8 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 23.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
- Palisades Bench: 21.3 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Caribou Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Peaks | ESE 104° | 3,082 m | 23.1 mi |
| Stewart Peak | E 94° | 3,079 m | 19.5 mi |
| Prater Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,072 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Baird | NNE 30° | 3,048 m | 21.6 mi |
| Observation Peak | NE 54° | 3,037 m | 22.5 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NNE 31° | 3,024 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | NNE 26° | 3,022 m | 21.2 mi |
| Powder Peak | NE 42° | 3,006 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378926 — Caribou Mountain, Bonneville County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654764
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