Horse Prairie Mountain
Horse Prairie Mountain rises to 3,089 m in Idaho. Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,347 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,089 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 21 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 21 mi
38 named places within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Tepee Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Medicine Lodge Peak: 4.8 mi
- Maiden Peak: 4.9 mi
- Ellis Peak: 6.8 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 20.0 mi
- Dell Park: 21.6 mi
- Armstead: 19.9 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Prairie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenmile Peak | SSE 162° | 3,347 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 239° | 3,303 m | 22.1 mi |
| Yellow Peak | SW 229° | 3,292 m | 24.9 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,280 m | 11.3 mi |
| Portland Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,280 m | 23.1 mi |
| Timber Creek Peak | SW 216° | 3,214 m | 22.5 mi |
| Junction Peak | SW 227° | 3,207 m | 24.6 mi |
| Negro Peak | SSW 210° | 3,175 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:07 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399066 — Horse Prairie Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/357923399
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