Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,419 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady Face Falls, a waterfall 2.9 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,419 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- McGown Peak: 3.9 mi
- Mystery Mountain: 4.5 mi
- 2831.592: 5.4 mi
- Cape Horn: 6.1 mi
- Basin Butte: 6.8 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.3 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 16.4 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 10.9 mi
- Baring Divide: 13.7 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 23.3 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 20.5 mi
- Stanley Park: 8.0 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Banner Summit: 8.1 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Taylor Spring: 13.1 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 17.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSE 160° | 3,256 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SSE 161° | 3,255 m | 9.6 mi |
| Williams Peak | SSE 157° | 3,241 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | SSE 162° | 3,228 m | 9.5 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSE 161° | 3,191 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SSE 165° | 3,165 m | 9.8 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSE 162° | 3,151 m | 12.8 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | S 172° | 3,150 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:44 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381387 — Elk Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655572
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