Grand Mountain
Grand Mountain rises to 2,212 m in Idaho. Glens Peak stands 3,065 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,212 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Swanholm Peak: 5.4 mi
- West Warrior Peak: 6.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Silver Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 20.5 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 20.5 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 23.5 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 23.9 mi
- Naylor Park: 20.5 mi
- John B. Brogan Park: 20.5 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Grimes Monument: 23.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 20.6 mi
- Big Falls: 20.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 21.5 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Taylor Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
- Rocky Bar: 13.4 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Grand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Peak | ENE 73° | 3,065 m | 21.5 mi |
| Plummer Peak | ENE 71° | 3,041 m | 18.3 mi |
| North Raker | ENE 59° | 3,039 m | 18.5 mi |
| Benedict Peak | ENE 67° | 3,027 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mattingly Peak | E 83° | 3,022 m | 21.1 mi |
| South Raker | ENE 61° | 3,011 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Everly | ENE 67° | 3,003 m | 17.9 mi |
| Steel Mountain | SE 145° | 2,965 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowman, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382499 — Grand Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656023
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