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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 2,748 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the north-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71464, -112.11524

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Indian Rocks State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Skyline Park: 8.8 mi
  • Cherry Springs Nature Area: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 33
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • The ISU "I": 18.9 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • High Dive: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonneville PeakNNW 339°2,812 m3.6 mi
Sedgwick PeakSE 145°2,789 m16.9 mi
Snow PeakNNW 337°2,777 m2.8 mi
South Putnam MountainN 357°2,724 m13.8 mi
Mount PutnamN 351°2,685 m16.7 mi
Wakley PeakSSW 202°2,684 m23.8 mi
Scout MountainWSW 258°2,647 m12.0 mi
Old Tom MountainWSW 239°2,638 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:41
June solstice05:5120:2821:11
September equinox07:1718:5019:27
December solstice07:5616:1216:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232837455462706859473525
Precip in1.81.31.21.22.01.20.61.01.21.11.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccammon, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656286

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