Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 1,923 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,923 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Allan Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Morgan Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Indian Peak: 7.4 mi
- Marlin Spring: 13.8 mi
- Telephone Pole Spring: 21.5 mi
- Horsefly Spring: 22.0 mi
- Dishpan Spring: 23.9 mi
- Beartrap Spring: 24.8 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Red Rock: 14.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 5.6 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Overwich Falls: 12.5 mi
- Painted Rocks State Park: 18.0 mi
- Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 22.6 mi
- Leesburg: 23.4 mi
- Elk Point: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | SE 138° | 3,234 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | SE 132° | 3,134 m | 18.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 145° | 3,134 m | 24.2 mi |
| Freeman Peak | SE 144° | 3,132 m | 23.4 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | SE 144° | 3,065 m | 20.9 mi |
| Ajax Peak | SE 142° | 3,028 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,010 m | 11.7 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,970 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:06 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 30 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbonsville #2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656056
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