Foss Mountain
Foss Mountain rises to 2,768 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 11 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Butte County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,768 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
48 named places within 25 miles
- Bell Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Meadow Peak: 4.2 mi
- Diamond Peak: 6.3 mi
- Mount Inspiration: 8.6 mi
- Hawley Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 11.6 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 21.9 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 19.5 mi
- Reno Point: 24.8 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 7.9 mi
- Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SE 127° | 3,719 m | 6.3 mi |
| USGS Peak | WSW 237° | 3,652 m | 23.4 mi |
| Far Away Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,636 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount McCaleb | SW 236° | 3,561 m | 24.8 mi |
| Scott Peak | ENE 59° | 3,468 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | N 349° | 3,431 m | 2.8 mi |
| Invisible Mountain | SW 226° | 3,426 m | 22.8 mi |
| Webber Peak | ENE 60° | 3,409 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:10 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396504 — Foss Mountain, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661746
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