Flatiron Mountain
Flatiron Mountain rises to 1,253 m in Idaho. Steel Mountain stands 2,965 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Krall Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 231 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,253 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
231 named places within 25 miles
- Krall Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hutton Peak: 2.2 mi
- Fiddler Benchmark: 3.0 mi
- Grape Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Little Fiddler: 5.0 mi
- Macks Creek Park: 11.1 mi
- Robie Creek Park: 14.3 mi
- Bonneville Monument Park: 16.1 mi
- Lucky Peak State Park: 16.4 mi
- Discovery Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Boise B: 21.1 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 23.3 mi
- Salute: 23.7 mi
- Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 23.8 mi
- Frank Steunenberg Statue: 23.9 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 19.5 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 19.5 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Boise B: 21.1 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 21.6 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 21.7 mi
- Foothills Grove: 21.7 mi
- The Labyrinth: 21.7 mi
- Western Water Wise Garden: 21.7 mi
- Firewise Garden: 21.7 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 18.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 19.3 mi
- Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 19.6 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 21.4 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 21.8 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 21.8 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 23.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 19.5 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 19.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 16.4 mi
- Big Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 23.3 mi
- Rocky Bar: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flatiron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,965 m | 24.6 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | ENE 79° | 2,880 m | 15.4 mi |
| Scotch Benchmark | ENE 62° | 2,498 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,493 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 50° | 2,484 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lava Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,395 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | N 10° | 2,393 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dog Mountain | E 97° | 2,366 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:45 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:23 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381847 — Flatiron Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655742
Day trips start here
- Boise · 24 mi
- Mountain Home · 29 mi
Take the scenic way to Flatiron Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.