Peak · Idaho
Dog Mountain
Dog Mountain rises to 2,366 m in Idaho. Smoky Dome stands 3,077 m to the east, 21 miles off. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025222, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2365.858 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.52271, -115.35290
- 23.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 30.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dog Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Trinity Mountain: 6.5 mi
- House Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Sprout Mountain: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 8
- Loftus Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
Parks: 2
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rocky Bar: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Big Bluff: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Dog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Dome | E 95° | 3,076.956 m | 21.0 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | NE 52° | 3,061 m | 23.9 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | E 94° | 3,028.798 m | 21.4 mi |
| Ross Peak | NE 50° | 2,970 m | 21.9 mi |
| Steel Mountain | N 7° | 2,965 m | 15.6 mi |
| Peak 9712 | E 88° | 2,960 m | 16.0 mi |
| Third Peak | E 96° | 2,946.197 m | 21.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 86° | 2,942 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 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, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 380694 — Dog Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/13255258107
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