Cook Mountain
Cook Mountain rises to 1,991 m in Idaho. Rock Garden stands 2,152 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,991 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Butte: 1.6 mi
- Lookout Peak: 4.2 mi
- Smith Butte: 4.9 mi
- Monroe Butte: 5.1 mi
- Doris Butte: 5.6 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 15.4 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 15.4 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 22.3 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 17.0 mi
- Colgate Licks: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- 155 fishing/swimming hole: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Cook Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Garden | E 84° | 2,152 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pot Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,149 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lookout Peak | E 81° | 2,093 m | 4.2 mi |
| Moccasin Peak | ESE 111° | 2,058 m | 11.1 mi |
| Buckingham Point | NW 319° | 2,051 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cold Springs Peak | N 360° | 2,041 m | 13.6 mi |
| Scurvy Mountain | NE 49° | 2,031 m | 10.6 mi |
| Castle Butte | SSE 160° | 2,029 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:52 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:06 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396324 — Cook Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661559
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