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Crater Mountain

Crater Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98464, -111.61551

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Parks: 7
  • 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
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caribou MountainENE 64°2,986 m17.1 mi
Big Elk MountainNE 45°2,881 m24.4 mi
Little Elk MountainNE 43°2,672 m21.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 68°2,585 m22.0 mi
Old Baldy PeakENE 65°2,537 m22.2 mi
Henry PeakESE 112°2,526 m11.6 mi
Stump PeakESE 105°2,506 m22.3 mi
Tincup MountainE 84°2,502 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:39
June solstice05:4820:2721:10
September equinox07:1418:4819:26
December solstice07:5516:0916:55

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432415058666555443222
Precip in1.31.41.41.42.31.20.81.11.81.10.81.2

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

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