Haystack Mountain
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
- 2,748 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Snow Peak: 2.8 mi
- Bonneville Peak: 3.6 mi
- Petticoat Peak: 9.0 mi
- Mount Moh: 9.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 11.9 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Museum of Clean: 19.3 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 19.6 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 20.0 mi
- Dempsey: 8.8 mi
- Chesterfield: 15.1 mi
- The ISU "I": 18.9 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 19.8 mi
- High Dive: 8.2 mi
- The Bull: 8.4 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Soda Point: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | NNW 339° | 2,812 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | SE 145° | 2,789 m | 16.9 mi |
| Snow Peak | NNW 337° | 2,777 m | 2.8 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | N 357° | 2,724 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Putnam | N 351° | 2,685 m | 16.7 mi |
| Wakley Peak | SSW 202° | 2,684 m | 23.8 mi |
| Scout Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,647 m | 12.0 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,638 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:28 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:12 | 16:58 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccammon, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656286
Day trips start here
- Southeastern Idaho · 5 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 8 mi
- Pocatello · 20 mi
- Soda Springs · 27 mi
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