Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain rises to 1,634 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tripod Summit, a peak 2.3 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1634 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Tripod Summit: 2.3 mi
- Packer John Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Tripod Peak: 6.7 mi
- Sixmile Point: 6.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Point: 7.2 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Park: 15.3 mi
- Armstrong Park: 15.5 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 15.5 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 17.6 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 14.4 mi
- Baird Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.3 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 15.4 mi
- Big Falls: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cougar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNW 344° | 2,506 m | 9.6 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | N 350° | 2,489 m | 11.3 mi |
| Scott Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,486 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tripod Peak | NNW 343° | 2,459 m | 6.7 mi |
| Alpine Benchmark | NE 35° | 2,455.16 m | 23.9 mi |
| Collier Peak | N 355° | 2,430 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wild Buck Peak | ENE 72° | 2,429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Monumental Peak | ENE 56° | 2,408.53 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLA, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397579 — Cougar Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663062
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