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Flatiron

Flatiron, seen from above at true elevation

Flatiron rises to 1,690 m in Idaho. Taylor Mountain stands 3,152 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades Bench, a beach 3.7 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1690 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.40408, -111.31995

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
  • Brookside Park: 16.9 mi
  • Sherman Park: 17.2 mi
  • Blacktail Park: 23.3 mi
  • Owen Bircher Park: 23.3 mi
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Palisades Waterfall: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 14.8 mi
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Wilson School Garden: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Flatiron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainENE 63°3,152 m19.1 mi
Mount BairdESE 104°3,048 m11.7 mi
Elkhorn PeakESE 106°3,024 m11.7 mi
Sheep Creek PeakESE 104°3,022 m9.9 mi
Powder PeakESE 104°3,006 m16.4 mi
Baldy MountainENE 72°2,998 m6.0 mi
Little Elk PeakE 101°2,963 m11.4 mi
Little Palisades PeakE 80°2,958 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:38
June solstice05:4520:2721:10
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5616:0616:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397708 — Flatiron, Bonneville County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663230

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