Corkscrew Mountain
Corkscrew Mountain rises to 2,848 m in Idaho. McGowan Peak stands 3,266 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Summit, a peak 2.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2848 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Summit: 2.4 mi
- White Mountain: 5.5 mi
- White Mountain West: 6.4 mi
- Mill Creek Summit: 6.6 mi
- Keystone Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 7.4 mi
- Central Park: 7.9 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 10.0 mi
- McNabbs Point: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 17.4 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 20.8 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 6.0 mi
- Parker Mill: 10.4 mi
- CHS: 7.8 mi
- Painted Rock: 7.8 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 9.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corkscrew Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan Peak | ESE 121° | 3,266 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Mountain West | WNW 299° | 3,183 m | 6.4 mi |
| The General | W 261° | 3,148.279 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 170° | 3,139 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Jordan | WSW 258° | 3,042 m | 20.0 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,040 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | S 170° | 3,017 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Greylock | WSW 244° | 3,001 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655068
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