Haystack Mountain
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
- 10.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rock: 3.0 mi
- Stormy Peak: 5.3 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Jureano Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Dutchmans Hump: 7.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Island Park: 14.5 mi
- Town Square Park: 14.5 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 15.2 mi
- City Park: 16.2 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 14.9 mi
- Leesburg: 4.7 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | E 85° | 3,234 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | E 96° | 3,154 m | 23.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 94° | 3,134 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,134 m | 22.6 mi |
| Freeman Peak | E 92° | 3,132 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount McGuire | WSW 251° | 3,075 m | 23.1 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | E 86° | 3,065 m | 20.7 mi |
| Ajax Peak | E 81° | 3,028 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:08 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656292
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