Garfield Mountain
Garfield Mountain rises to 2,617 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,617 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 18 mi
- Scenic Overlook Craters of the Moon · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mormon Hill: 2.0 mi
- Swede Peak: 2.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Smelter Butte: 3.9 mi
- Scorpion Mountain: 5.1 mi
- BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 16.6 mi
- O'Donnell Park: 16.6 mi
- Keefer Park: 16.9 mi
- Bellevue City Park: 17.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 17.2 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 19.4 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 21.5 mi
- Strode Spring: 20.3 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 21.0 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 18.8 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 20.0 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Garfield Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | NW 323° | 3,660 m | 12.4 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NW 325° | 3,631 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Fin | NNW 348° | 3,627 m | 12.1 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NNW 327° | 3,616 m | 15.8 mi |
| Standhope Peak | N 350° | 3,616 m | 12.5 mi |
| Brocky Peak | NNW 341° | 3,609 m | 11.0 mi |
| Altair Peak | N 354° | 3,604 m | 13.0 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NW 323° | 3,583 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396531 — Garfield Mountain, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661798
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