Forage Mountain
Forage Mountain rises to 1,744 m in Idaho. South Butte stands 2,126 m to the south, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is N P Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,744 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- N P Hill: 0.8 mi
- Hilo Peak: 2.4 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Jacksons Knob: 3.2 mi
- Bonehead Hill: 3.4 mi
- Orphan Point: 9.3 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 14.3 mi
- Bernier Point: 16.7 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 20.5 mi
- Shoshone Park: 24.0 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 24.2 mi
- Wildfire: 24.5 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Taft: 22.3 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 23.3 mi
- John Mullan: 24.2 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Forage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Butte | S 191° | 2,126 m | 7.0 mi |
| Middle Sister Peak | ENE 61° | 2,104 m | 6.7 mi |
| East Sister Peak | ENE 68° | 2,090 m | 7.4 mi |
| Widow Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,069 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,055 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Sister Peak | NE 52° | 2,053 m | 6.7 mi |
| Snow Peak | SE 127° | 2,036 m | 8.6 mi |
| North Butte | S 190° | 2,023 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:55 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:05 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 22 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan Pass Vor/dme, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655796
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