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Clifty Mountain

Clifty Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Clifty Mountain rises to 2,041 m in Idaho. Roman Nose stands 2,201 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2041 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.61410, -116.22019

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 7.1 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Snow Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Yaak Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Kootenai Falls: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Boundary County Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Museum: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Kootenai Falls: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kootenai Falls Park: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Clifty Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roman NoseW 273°2,201 m17.1 mi
Burton PeakNW 307°2,084 m16.0 mi
Bottleneck PeakW 279°2,067 m17.7 mi
Mount Pend OreilleS 171°2,056 m13.9 mi
Roberts MountainSE 144°2,038 m10.2 mi
Line PointNE 37°2,021 m13.1 mi
Goat MountainNNE 33°2,018 m13.5 mi
Cross MountainNE 52°1,993 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1619:58
June solstice05:4321:0221:52
September equinox07:3219:0319:45
December solstice08:3515:5716:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654965

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