Degan Mountain
Degan Mountain rises to 2,655 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 4.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2655 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sheephorn Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.1 mi
- Moyer Peak: 6.9 mi
- Swan Peak: 7.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 17.6 mi
- Town Square Park: 17.9 mi
- City Park: 18.0 mi
- Island Park: 18.0 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 21.6 mi
- Red Point: 18.9 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 20.3 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 18.1 mi
- Leesburg: 18.9 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Degan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | SE 138° | 3,346 m | 15.8 mi |
| May Mountain | SSE 146° | 3,309 m | 22.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | SE 142° | 3,209 m | 19.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SW 235° | 3,041 m | 8.1 mi |
| Woods Peak | SW 228° | 2,963 m | 15.4 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SW 225° | 2,931 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sal Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,915 m | 12.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,894 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 16:58 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655286
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