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Coin Mountain

Coin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Coin Mountain rises to 2,741 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 67 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2741.37 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04892, -115.39332

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • Rainbow Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Coin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkSE 144°2,917.24 m15.5 mi
Red PeakSE 142°2,885.85 m16.4 mi
Rainbow PeakSE 126°2,842.26 m10.1 mi
Red RidgeSE 133°2,840.74 m16.1 mi
Center MountainENE 66°2,835 m9.0 mi
The PinnaclesESE 119°2,826.41 m2.7 mi
Murphy PeakSSE 147°2,816.35 m13.0 mi
Greeley MountainNW 321°2,812 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5519:4820:33
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1416:03

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379500 — Coin Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654983

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