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Foolhen Mountain

Foolhen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Foolhen Mountain rises to 1,802 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mastodon Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.36854, -115.92683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Samuels Park: 7.2 mi
  • Silverton Park: 8.7 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 10.3 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 11.2 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Wildfire: 6.3 mi
  • Time Capsule: 7.1 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 7.1 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 7.5 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 7.6 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falls Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Foolhen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakENE 61°2,084 m8.2 mi
Tiger PeakNNE 21°2,017 m12.4 mi
Custer PeakNNE 20°1,952 m12.2 mi
Shefoot MountainESE 111°1,922 m12.4 mi
Striped PeakNNW 326°1,921 m5.9 mi
West Willow PeakNE 53°1,921 m8.3 mi
Kellogg PeakNW 311°1,920 m12.6 mi
East Grouse PeakNE 35°1,914 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4820:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445359666658453529
Precip in4.53.14.53.02.92.70.91.21.63.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655790

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