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Horsejaw Mountain

Horsejaw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horsejaw Mountain rises to 2,050 m in Idaho. Mount Jerusalem stands 2,845 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.67658, -114.70482

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 13
  • Cold Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 20.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 12.7 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 18.8 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.3 mi
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Barth Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Horsejaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JerusalemNE 49°2,845 m15.6 mi
Thirteen MountainSSW 195°2,739 m10.6 mi
Stripe MountainSSW 197°2,735 m11.8 mi
Salmon MountainWSW 237°2,698 m7.6 mi
Waugh MountainSSW 199°2,683 m13.3 mi
Watchtower PeakNE 41°2,663 m14.1 mi
Lost Packer PeakSSW 198°2,639 m14.3 mi
Mist PeakSSE 155°2,626 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4720:33
September equinox06:2717:5918:38
December solstice07:1715:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656430

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