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Dismal Mountain

Dismal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dismal Mountain rises to 2,161 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Runaway Point, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.33325, -114.93733

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Table Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Stub Creek Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Veil Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.9 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 14.8 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Dismal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireSE 124°3,075 m19.7 mi
Aggipah MountainSE 130°2,997 m19.1 mi
Goat MountainESE 118°2,929 m17.8 mi
Cottonwood ButteESE 114°2,841 m7.6 mi
Twin PeakESE 115°2,816 m10.0 mi
Thirteen MountainNNE 32°2,739 m16.0 mi
Stripe MountainNNE 32°2,735 m14.7 mi
Papoose PeakSE 145°2,728 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4720:32
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1116:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655358

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