Council Mountain
Council Mountain rises to 2,475 m in Idaho. Blackmare stands 2,659 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is White Licks, a cliff 2.7 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,475 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
84 named places within 25 miles
- Mica Hill: 4.2 mi
- No Business Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.5 mi
- Tamarack Summit: 5.7 mi
- Lone Tree: 6.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 14.8 mi
- Whitetail Club Park: 14.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 15.8 mi
- Art Roberts Park: 16.2 mi
- Legacy Park: 16.3 mi
- White Licks: 2.7 mi
- The Dike: 8.1 mi
- Red Point: 9.5 mi
- Lightning Point: 21.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 22.6 mi
- Valley County Museum: 11.0 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 11.0 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 22.2 mi
- Shaws Spring: 16.0 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 18.0 mi
- North Beach: 21.9 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Council Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmare | ENE 72° | 2,659 m | 24.7 mi |
| Square Top | E 82° | 2,634 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,578 m | 21.0 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | NE 54° | 2,550 m | 20.1 mi |
| Jughandle Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,533 m | 17.6 mi |
| Snowslide Peak | NE 42° | 2,531 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rapid Peak | ENE 61° | 2,517 m | 20.7 mi |
| Needles | E 86° | 2,514 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:19 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379915 — Council Mountain, Adams County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655117
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