Continental Mountain
Continental Mountain rises to 2,033 m in Idaho. Parker Peak stands 2,332 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grass Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,033 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 19.8 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Riverside Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Delaurentiis Bluffs · 23 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grass Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Kaniksu Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Trapper Peak: 3.8 mi
- Little Snowy Top: 3.9 mi
- Snowy Top: 4.2 mi
- American Falls: 3.1 mi
- Priest Falls: 4.7 mi
- LaSota Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Granite Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lower Granite Falls: 13.8 mi
- Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 5.2 mi
- Library park: 20.9 mi
- Metaline Waterfront Park: 21.8 mi
- Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 13.8 mi
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 14.5 mi
- Log Cabin at Grandview Mine and Mill: 20.2 mi
- Josephine Mill 2: 20.7 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area: 18.0 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 21.9 mi
- Maitlen Creek Research Natural Area: 21.7 mi
- Sherman Creek Wildlife Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Continental Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Peak | ESE 108° | 2,332 m | 16.2 mi |
| Smith Peak | ESE 123° | 2,325 m | 14.0 mi |
| Snowy Top | NW 320° | 2,248 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 123° | 2,231 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gypsy Peak | W 270° | 2,226 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Lions Head | SE 139° | 2,220 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Crags | NNW 333° | 2,208 m | 8.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,198 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 20:06 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:06 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:58 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Creston).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379635 — Continental Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655020
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