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Council Mountain

Council Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 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
2475 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71072, -116.26930

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 16
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 4
  • 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
Springs: 2
  • Shaws Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BlackmareENE 72°2,659.08 m24.7 mi
Square TopE 82°2,634 m23.4 mi
Buckhorn MountainENE 59°2,578 m21.0 mi
Boulder MountainNE 54°2,550 m20.1 mi
Jughandle MountainENE 61°2,532.888 m17.6 mi
Snowslide PeakNE 42°2,531 m24.7 mi
Rapid PeakENE 61°2,517 m20.7 mi
NeedlesE 86°2,514.3 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0020:5021:35
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:2016:1917:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394855636254433122
Precip in2.92.32.72.12.42.10.60.51.11.82.83.5

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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