Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 2,482 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinegar Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 46 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2482 m
How to reach it
- 46.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Vinegar Hill: 3.5 mi
- Rush Creek Point: 3.5 mi
- Black Butte: 3.9 mi
- Eagan Point: 4.5 mi
- Big Hill: 5.4 mi
- Warm Spring: 15.0 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 16.6 mi
- Table Spring: 17.5 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 18.4 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 22.3 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Aparejo Point: 15.9 mi
- McFadden Point: 20.1 mi
- Cox Point: 22.6 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 11.0 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 13.0 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | ENE 77° | 3,075 m | 13.9 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | E 82° | 2,997 m | 11.9 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,929 m | 14.2 mi |
| Beehive | ENE 68° | 2,922 m | 17.2 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,914 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | S 181° | 2,902 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | E 89° | 2,865 m | 16.2 mi |
| Two Point Peak | S 186° | 2,855 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656420
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