Deer Heaven Mountain
Deer Heaven Mountain rises to 1,942 m in Idaho. Smoky Dome stands 3,077 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Benchmark, a peak 4.1 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,942 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- point 6 · 30 mi
55 named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Benchmark: 4.1 mi
- Packer Butte: 6.8 mi
- Summit Benchmark: 7.4 mi
- Cat Creek Summit: 7.9 mi
- The Knob: 9.7 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 6.9 mi
- City Park: 19.7 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 20.6 mi
- Three Island State Park: 21.0 mi
- Big Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 20.7 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 17.7 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Heaven Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Dome | NE 35° | 3,077 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | NE 36° | 3,029 m | 23.4 mi |
| Peak 9712 | NNE 22° | 2,960 m | 22.5 mi |
| Third Peak | NE 38° | 2,946 m | 22.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,942 m | 23.0 mi |
| Second Peak | NE 39° | 2,904 m | 23.2 mi |
| Boardman Peak | NNE 27° | 2,882 m | 22.4 mi |
| First Peak | NE 41° | 2,788 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:42 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City 1 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666312
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 26 mi
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