Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,377 m in Idaho. Three Prong Mountain stands 2,492 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bilk Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,377 m
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bilk Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Peak: 2.7 mi
- Indian Peak: 3.2 mi
- Grave Meadow Peak: 3.5 mi
- Vermilion Peak: 3.8 mi
- The Drop-off: 10.9 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 15.0 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 20.3 mi
- West Fork Point: 24.3 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 24.6 mi
- High Spring: 18.6 mi
- Cold Springs: 19.5 mi
- Parsons Spring: 19.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 22.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 24.9 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 10.0 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 16.2 mi
- Selway Falls: 15.2 mi
- O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Prong Mountain | SE 146° | 2,492 m | 11.7 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SSE 167° | 2,487 m | 14.9 mi |
| Spot Mountain | SE 131° | 2,440 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SE 132° | 2,358 m | 14.4 mi |
| White Top Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,358 m | 14.5 mi |
| Wylies Peak | NE 44° | 2,350 m | 6.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | NW 324° | 2,340 m | 3.2 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NW 309° | 2,311 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:08 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381388 — Elk Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655576
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