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Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Mountain rises to 2,160 m in Idaho. Glens Peak stands 3,065 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5594507

Wikidata Q49032758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2160 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.87323, -115.41621

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 12
  • Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Smith Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 23.5 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 20.3 mi
  • Naylor Park: 21.0 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 21.0 mi
  • Grimes Monument: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glens PeakENE 75°3,065 m20.8 mi
Plummer PeakENE 73°3,041 m17.7 mi
North RakerENE 61°3,039 m17.6 mi
Benedict PeakENE 70°3,027 m19.4 mi
Mattingly PeakE 86°3,022 m20.6 mi
South RakerENE 63°3,011 m17.5 mi
Mount EverlyENE 70°3,003 m17.2 mi
Steel MountainSSE 151°2,965 m10.0 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 382541 — Granite Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656046

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