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Crystal Mountain

Crystal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Mountain rises to 2,112 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Pete Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 82 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28907, -115.89318

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 5
Springs: 5
  • Sweet Anise Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Martin Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Crystal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainS 177°2,827 m13.1 mi
North Loon MountainS 175°2,823 m12.2 mi
Storm PeakS 187°2,751 m10.9 mi
Patrick ButteW 277°2,694 m15.4 mi
Rain BenchmarkSSW 192°2,668.524 m15.5 mi
Bruin MountainSW 235°2,645 m13.5 mi
Victor PeakS 178°2,639 m9.8 mi
Bear Pete MountainWSW 258°2,638 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5619:5020:36
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:2115:1516:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432354351585749392922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655179

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