Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 1,515 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the south-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Proux Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5595361.
Wikidata Q49035622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,515 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Proux Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Center Star Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Nipple Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Fall Creek Point: 4.4 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 13.0 mi
- West Fork Point: 16.0 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 18.3 mi
- Plummer Point: 18.4 mi
- Freds Spring: 13.9 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 21.8 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 22.5 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 22.9 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 18.6 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 24.9 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Cotter Bar: 21.7 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Selway Falls: 23.7 mi
- Mount Idaho: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | SSW 205° | 2,683 m | 9.8 mi |
| Oregon Butte | S 191° | 2,565 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 239° | 2,551 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SSW 194° | 2,550 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SSW 204° | 2,539 m | 11.8 mi |
| Concord Hill | SSW 200° | 2,521 m | 14.5 mi |
| Shining Butte | SSW 203° | 2,520 m | 16.5 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 201° | 2,511 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661979
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