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Jericho Mountain

Jericho Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jericho Mountain rises to 1,334 m in Idaho. Crater Peak stands 1,967 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Green Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.72379, -116.11987

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • R.D. Merrill Park: 4.2 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ball Field Mud Bog: 4.9 mi
  • City Park: 5.0 mi
  • Dworshak State Park: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Clearwater Museum: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pink House Beach: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Jericho Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater PeakNNE 17°1,967 m22.0 mi
Blackdome PeakNE 39°1,944 m23.0 mi
Grandmother MountainN 6°1,942 m22.5 mi
Marks ButteN 8°1,922 m21.1 mi
Pinchot ButteNNE 23°1,823 m20.3 mi
Crescendo PeakNE 45°1,794 m22.9 mi
Elk ButteN 1°1,772 m8.1 mi
Windy PeakN 5°1,749 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:57
June solstice04:5119:5520:43
September equinox06:3218:0418:44
December solstice07:2715:0816:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036425158656556443527
Precip in5.14.03.33.53.22.70.90.91.53.44.85.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666144

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