China Mountain
China Mountain rises to 2,298 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Tug, a peak 3.2 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2298 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
56 named places within 25 miles
- Little Tug: 3.2 mi
- Steamboat: 3.7 mi
- Player Butte: 3.8 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.3 mi
- Calhoun Butte: 5.4 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Granite Spring: 11.1 mi
- Chicken Spring: 11.5 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 11.9 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 12.5 mi
- Black Rock: 18.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.3 mi
- San Jacinto: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of China Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,683 m | 12.3 mi |
| Red Point | WSW 238° | 2,679 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | S 177° | 2,614 m | 18.7 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | SW 226° | 2,574 m | 15.0 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SW 232° | 2,539 m | 15.5 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | SW 228° | 2,538 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | SW 226° | 2,528 m | 14.2 mi |
| Middle Stack Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,447 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358650331
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