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East Mountain

East Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2361.59 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.44209, -115.86998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • 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
Hot springs: 4
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Old General Store & Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rice PeakENE 69°2,649.63 m12.7 mi
Square TopN 9°2,634 m22.1 mi
Telephone RidgeENE 70°2,581.35 m11.9 mi
Landmark RockNE 47°2,570.38 m18.6 mi
Rocky PeakENE 72°2,561.54 m11.1 mi
Whitehawk MountainESE 122°2,550 m19.9 mi
NeedlesN 6°2,514.3 m20.3 mi
Granite PeakW 265°2,506 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:56
June solstice06:0020:4821:32
September equinox07:3119:0419:43
December solstice08:1716:1917:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

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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