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Center Mountain

Center Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Center Mountain rises to 2,835 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 73 miles off.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2835 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.10095, -115.22375

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 7
  • Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Golden Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Veil Falls: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Center Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkS 177°2,917.24 m16.2 mi
Red PeakS 174°2,885.85 m16.7 mi
Shellrock PeakSE 125°2,855 m17.2 mi
Rainbow PeakS 181°2,842.26 m9.6 mi
Red RidgeSSE 167°2,840.74 m15.1 mi
The PinnaclesSW 231°2,826.41 m7.7 mi
Murphy PeakS 185°2,816.35 m14.5 mi
Greeley MountainW 271°2,812 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5519:4720:32
September equinox06:2918:0118:40
December solstice07:1715:1316:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379133 — Center Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654871

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