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Cougar Mountain

Cougar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.29073, -116.08874

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 2
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNNW 344°2,506 m9.6 mi
Snowbank MountainN 350°2,489 m11.3 mi
Scott MountainESE 117°2,486 m16.6 mi
Tripod PeakNNW 343°2,459 m6.7 mi
Alpine BenchmarkNE 35°2,455.16 m23.9 mi
Collier PeakN 355°2,430 m11.6 mi
Wild Buck PeakENE 72°2,429 m22.0 mi
Monumental PeakENE 56°2,408.53 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0120:4821:33
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:1816:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273240465563727060473527
Precip in3.42.32.32.02.21.20.40.30.51.62.33.9

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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