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Grief Mountain

Grief Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grief Mountain rises to 1,326 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trestle Creek Recreation Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.30271, -116.34824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
  • Pack River Flats Refuge: 2.5 mi
  • Oden Bay Game Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Kullyspell House Monument Park: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 9.1 mi
  • City Beach: 9.1 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Benton Spring: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Grief Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotchman PeakESE 123°2,117 m14.6 mi
Scotchman Number TwoESE 114°2,084 m14.9 mi
Mount Pend OreilleNE 45°2,056 m11.1 mi
Glad PeakENE 74°2,054.352 m12.0 mi
Savage MountainESE 106°2,038 m15.2 mi
Blue MountainWNW 296°1,997 m15.3 mi
Benning MountainENE 79°1,988 m12.4 mi
Mount WillardNE 40°1,987 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1718:58
June solstice04:4520:0120:51
September equinox06:3318:0418:45
December solstice07:3515:0015:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138455460676657453528
Precip in4.32.93.62.42.72.41.20.81.43.04.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandpoint EXP STN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400344 — Grief Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358666386

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