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East Sister

East Sister, seen from above at true elevation

East Sister rises to 2,155 m in Idaho. Black Mountain stands 2,151 m to the west-southwest, 1.3 miles off. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.88713, -115.52848

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 14.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of East Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWSW 243°2,151 m1.3 mi
Pot MountainSSE 151°2,149 m11.9 mi
Mallard PeakN 3°2,094 m3.5 mi
Heart PeakNW 321°2,075 m4.3 mi
Crag PeakNW 320°2,063 m4.9 mi
Cold Springs PeakESE 123°2,041 m12.7 mi
Snow PeakNNW 336°2,036 m12.0 mi
Five Lakes ButteENE 70°2,035 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4820:5421:41
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2516:0516:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381220 — East Sister, Clearwater County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655511

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