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Grand Mountain

Grand Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grand Mountain rises to 2,212 m in Idaho. Plummer Peak stands 3,041 m to the east-northeast, 18 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
2212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85795, -115.42398

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 4
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Smith Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Grand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plummer PeakENE 71°3,041 m18.3 mi
North RakerENE 59°3,039 m18.5 mi
Benedict PeakENE 67°3,027 m20.1 mi
Mattingly PeakE 83°3,022 m21.1 mi
South RakerENE 61°3,011 m18.3 mi
Mount EverlyENE 67°3,003 m17.9 mi
Steel MountainSE 145°2,965 m9.4 mi
Browns PeakENE 70°2,958 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:54
June solstice06:0020:4421:28
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1416:2017:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435259666456443225

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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