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Estes Mountain

Estes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Estes Mountain rises to 2,900 m in Idaho. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Loon Creek Summit, a peak 1.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.44575, -114.71175

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 7
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Sunflower Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • Custer Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 18.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Stanley Park: 19.7 mi
  • Challis Fish Pond: 23.6 mi
  • Central Park: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 11.7 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • CHS: 24.3 mi
  • Painted Rock: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Estes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calkens PeakS 169°3,509.162 m23.0 mi
WCP-9S 170°3,432.962 m23.5 mi
WCP-10SSE 167°3,378.403 m23.2 mi
WCP-7S 173°3,286.658 m22.5 mi
WCP-5S 173°3,231.185 m21.6 mi
WCP-3S 173°3,228.746 m20.2 mi
WCP-4S 175°3,190.342 m21.3 mi
Watson PeakS 177°3,188.513 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5520:4321:28
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1316:1517:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655628

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