Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,466 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,466 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 17 mi
- Scenic Overlook Craters of the Moon · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garfield Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Smelter Butte: 4.5 mi
- Mormon Hill: 5.6 mi
- Swede Peak: 6.0 mi
- Black Nose: 7.3 mi
- O'Donnell Park: 14.2 mi
- Bellevue City Park: 14.6 mi
- BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 15.0 mi
- Keefer Park: 15.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 15.4 mi
- Strode Spring: 16.7 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 17.3 mi
- Wurst Spring: 24.1 mi
- Martin Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 20.5 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 21.8 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 18.8 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 20.7 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 21.2 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | NNW 333° | 3,660 m | 15.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,631 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Fin | N 353° | 3,627 m | 15.5 mi |
| Standhope Peak | N 354° | 3,616 m | 16.0 mi |
| Brocky Peak | NNW 348° | 3,609 m | 14.3 mi |
| Altair Peak | N 358° | 3,604 m | 16.5 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NNW 333° | 3,583 m | 15.7 mi |
| Angels Perch | NNW 348° | 3,562 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381386 — Elk Mountain, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655569
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