Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 2,666 m in Idaho. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thumb, a peak 2.9 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Clark County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,666 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 24.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- The Thumb: 2.9 mi
- Knob Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Middle Creek Butte: 3.1 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 3.5 mi
- Garfield Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 24.2 mi
- Lima City Park: 13.3 mi
- Dell Park: 20.7 mi
- China Point: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | WSW 244° | 3,468 m | 14.4 mi |
| Webber Peak | WSW 242° | 3,409 m | 14.4 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | W 271° | 3,347 m | 21.5 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,341 m | 6.1 mi |
| Italian Peak | WSW 248° | 3,331 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lima Peaks | NNW 343° | 3,260 m | 6.7 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SW 228° | 3,174 m | 12.7 mi |
| Copper Mountain | SW 216° | 3,130 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Small 6N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383395 — Horse Mountain, Clark County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656417
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