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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.12936, -114.87954

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Golden Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 11.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireENE 77°3,075 m13.9 mi
Aggipah MountainE 82°2,997 m11.9 mi
Goat MountainENE 66°2,929 m14.2 mi
BeehiveENE 68°2,922 m17.2 mi
Wilson MountainESE 103°2,914 m12.7 mi
Mormon MountainS 181°2,902 m7.9 mi
Cathedral RockE 89°2,865 m16.2 mi
Two Point PeakS 186°2,855 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1216:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656420

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