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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 1,400 m in Idaho. Black Peak stands 1,989 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haystack, a peak 1.2 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 45 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.76125, -115.94824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Eagle City Park: 8.1 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 15.5 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 17.5 mi
  • Kellogg City park: 17.6 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 16.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 17.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 19.1 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 19.6 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 6.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakESE 110°1,989 m10.2 mi
Idaho PointN 358°1,982.724 m8.7 mi
Eighty PeakN 360°1,970 m8.8 mi
Ulm PeakN 354°1,967 m9.6 mi
Bottle PointN 4°1,918 m8.0 mi
Bennett PeakNW 318°1,894 m5.9 mi
Eightmile PeakE 92°1,894 m11.8 mi
Pond PeakNW 322°1,872 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:57
June solstice05:4620:5821:47
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:3116:0116:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656298

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