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Gant Mountain

Gant Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gant Mountain rises to 2,517 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Point, a peak 1.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.23408, -114.37259

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 8
  • Horsefly Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Dead Water Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
  • Red Rock: 23.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 18.3 mi
  • Island Park: 23.4 mi
  • Town Square Park: 23.5 mi
  • Kid's Creek Park: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Veil Falls: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 15.3 mi
  • Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Gant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireWSW 250°3,075 m11.9 mi
Aggipah MountainWSW 247°2,997 m14.1 mi
Goat MountainW 263°2,929 m11.8 mi
BeehiveW 264°2,922 m8.7 mi
Wilson MountainSW 231°2,914 m15.9 mi
Cathedral RockSW 231°2,865 m11.0 mi
Cottonwood ButteW 281°2,841 m20.8 mi
Dome MountainW 270°2,834 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:5120:4421:30
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1416:0916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382166 — Gant Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655877

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