Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 1,244 m in Idaho. Pyramid Peak stands 2,551 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Skookumchuck Beach, a beach 2.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 112 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5595360
Wikidata Q49035619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1244 m
How to reach it
- 112.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Howard: 2.8 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 3.9 mi
- Giants Nose: 4.4 mi
- Grave Point: 5.0 mi
- Battle Ground: 6.5 mi
- Joe Spring: 4.6 mi
- Bull Springs: 5.3 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 6.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 9.0 mi
- Horner Springs: 9.0 mi
- Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 4.0 mi
- City Park: 4.5 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 5.8 mi
- Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 7.1 mi
- White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 7.5 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 2.6 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 8.1 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Cotter Bar: 20.3 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 2.6 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 5.0 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 21.1 mi
- Music Bar: 22.6 mi
- Joseph: 7.9 mi
- Copper: 9.1 mi
- Mount Idaho: 19.0 mi
- Florence: 22.0 mi
- Bug Slope: 13.4 mi
- Moughmer Point: 15.8 mi
- The Projects: 23.0 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 7.8 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 23.9 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 11.9 mi
- Deep Creek Massacre: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 105° | 2,551 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gospel Peak | ESE 107° | 2,486 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ESE 106° | 2,474 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 112° | 2,380 m | 19.9 mi |
| Umbrella Butte | ESE 114° | 2,377 m | 21.8 mi |
| Southwest Butte | SSE 151° | 2,360 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little Round Top | ESE 110° | 2,272 m | 19.7 mi |
| John Day Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,262 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:53 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 16:15 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grangeville, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656296
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