French Mountain
French Mountain rises to 1,627 m in Idaho. Buckingham Point stands 2,051 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Butte, a peak 4.7 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,627 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Butte: 4.7 mi
- Gold Hill: 6.9 mi
- Snowy Summit: 7.6 mi
- Larch Butte: 9.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Fraser Park: 17.7 mi
- Small Park: 23.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 23.8 mi
- Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 24.4 mi
- Random Park/ Short Walking Trail: 24.5 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 10.1 mi
- Jungle Point: 21.0 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 7.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of French Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Point | NE 45° | 2,051 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ESE 108° | 2,029 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bowl Butte | ESE 115° | 1,943 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fox Butte | ENE 74° | 1,931 m | 19.0 mi |
| Liz Butte | ESE 102° | 1,857 m | 18.7 mi |
| Snowy Summit | SE 127° | 1,843 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | ESE 116° | 1,836 m | 4.7 mi |
| Weitas Butte | E 100° | 1,814 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:53 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:08 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382072 — French Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655837
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