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Christmas Mountain

Christmas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Christmas Mountain rises to 1,064 m in Idaho. Lucky Peak stands 1,797 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagstaff Butte, a peak 3.6 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1064 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.28239, -116.21205

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvertip Community Park: 16.6 mi
  • Sadie Creek Park: 16.7 mi
  • Wild Meadows Commons: 16.7 mi
  • Bonneville Monument Park: 16.8 mi
  • Blue Valley Park: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Summer in the Fields: 20.4 mi
  • A totem to winged power: 20.7 mi
  • Tremendous Trees: 21.3 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 21.4 mi
  • Transmontane: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 31
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 9.9 mi
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 11.0 mi
  • Steve Appleton Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • Oregon Trail marker: 20.3 mi
  • Sally Reed Lived Here: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 18
Museums: 16
  • World Center For Birds Of Prey: 16.4 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Kuna History Center: 17.7 mi
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 17.7 mi
  • Idaho Military History Museum: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 14.5 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Briar Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christmas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lucky PeakNNE 19°1,797 m23.6 mi
Kepros MountainNE 35°1,649 m23.6 mi
Three Point MountainNE 42°1,622.755 m20.8 mi
Three Point Mountain (Middle)NE 42°1,613.3 m20.7 mi
Three Point Mountain (South)NE 43°1,610.258 m20.6 mi
Windy PointW 263°1,522 m24.5 mi
Deep BenchmarkNE 42°1,516.38 m24.3 mi
Federal ButteWSW 245°1,475 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4621:29
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1516:2617:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536271807868554234
Precip in0.90.60.80.71.30.60.20.20.30.60.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358650336

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