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Dons Mountain

Dons Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dons Mountain rises to 1,823 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,064 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Johns Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1823 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65771, -115.75683

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Eagle City Park: 7.3 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 13.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 14.7 mi
  • Samuels Park: 15.0 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 13.8 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 14.9 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 15.0 mi
  • Time Capsule: 15.0 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Vermillion Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Dons Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakS 181°2,064 m6.6 mi
Clear PeakESE 121°2,041 m5.4 mi
Beaver PeakESE 120°2,024 m4.8 mi
Tiger PeakSSW 203°2,017 m9.1 mi
Burke SummitSSE 168°2,004 m9.9 mi
Black PeakN 11°1,989 m3.8 mi
Driveway PeakESE 120°1,954 m9.7 mi
Emma PeakESE 110°1,953 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4620:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2916:0116:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666467

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