East Mountain
East Mountain rises to 2,362 m in Idaho. Rice Peak stands 2,650 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk Creek Summit, a peak 5.0 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49026990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,361.59 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Skunk Creek Summit: 5.0 mi
- Silver Creek Summit: 5.8 mi
- Clear Creek Summit: 6.9 mi
- Monumental Peak: 7.6 mi
- Oro Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 5.4 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 9.3 mi
- Armstrong Park: 9.6 mi
- Cascade Park: 10.5 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 23.4 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 8.5 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Molly's Tub: 15.8 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 14.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 10.3 mi
- White Licks: 24.3 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 21.8 mi
- Valley County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of East Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Peak | ENE 69° | 2,650 m | 12.7 mi |
| Thunderbolt Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,638 m | 23.0 mi |
| Square Top | N 9° | 2,634 m | 22.1 mi |
| Telephone Ridge | ENE 70° | 2,581 m | 11.9 mi |
| Landmark Rock | NE 47° | 2,570 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 72° | 2,562 m | 11.1 mi |
| Whitehawk Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,550 m | 19.9 mi |
| Needles | N 6° | 2,514 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:48 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:19 | 17:07 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381210 — East Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655504
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