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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 2,677 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rock, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2677 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28520, -114.15369

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 7
  • Horsefly Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Marlin Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dead Water Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
  • Red Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Island Park: 14.5 mi
  • Town Square Park: 14.5 mi
  • Kid's Creek Park: 15.2 mi
  • City Park: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homer Youngs PeakE 85°3,234 m23.2 mi
Sacajawea PeaksE 96°3,154 m23.2 mi
Monument PeakE 94°3,134 m22.5 mi
Hirschy MountainENE 74°3,134 m22.6 mi
Freeman PeakE 92°3,132 m22.0 mi
Mount McGuireWSW 251°3,075 m23.1 mi
Copperhead PeakE 86°3,065 m20.7 mi
Ajax PeakE 81°3,028 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1019:49
June solstice05:5020:4321:29
September equinox07:2418:5719:36
December solstice08:1416:0816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656292

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