Crater Mountain
Crater Mountain rises to 2,138 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Knoll, a peak 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,138 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Badger Knoll: 1.7 mi
- Limerock Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Camp Peak: 3.6 mi
- Meadow Creek Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Robbers Roost: 5.7 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 6.4 mi
- Blackfoot River Park: 11.7 mi
- Hooper Park: 21.1 mi
- Arthur Kelly Park: 22.2 mi
- Octagon Spring Park: 22.5 mi
- Hooper Spring: 21.1 mi
- Soda Springs Geyser: 22.6 mi
- Chesterfield: 16.6 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 20.3 mi
- Soda Point: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,986 m | 17.1 mi |
| Big Elk Mountain | NE 45° | 2,881 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Elk Mountain | NE 43° | 2,672 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,585 m | 22.0 mi |
| Old Baldy Peak | ENE 65° | 2,537 m | 22.2 mi |
| Henry Peak | ESE 112° | 2,526 m | 11.6 mi |
| Stump Peak | ESE 105° | 2,506 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tincup Mountain | E 84° | 2,502 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:09 | 16:55 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soda Springs AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372245 — Crater Mountain, Caribou County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650480
Day trips start here
- Soda Springs · 23 mi
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