John Day Mountain
John Day Mountain rises to 2,262 m in Idaho. Patrick Butte stands 2,694 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 99 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2262 m
How to reach it
- 98.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southwest Butte: 2.3 mi
- Chair Point: 4.1 mi
- Dead Point: 5.5 mi
- Whiskey Butte: 6.3 mi
- Slate Point: 6.9 mi
- Martin Spring: 0.3 mi
- Mya Springs: 5.5 mi
- Fish Dam Spring: 5.9 mi
- China Spring: 5.9 mi
- Logged Up Springs: 6.8 mi
- Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 8.5 mi
- City Park: 16.2 mi
- Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- Buck Park: 17.2 mi
- Devils Ladder: 14.0 mi
- The Projects: 14.1 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 15.4 mi
- Plummer Point: 19.6 mi
- Lockwood Point: 21.3 mi
- Music Bar: 8.4 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 8.7 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 9.6 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 12.5 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 12.5 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 12.6 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 12.9 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 13.1 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of John Day Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Butte | S 175° | 2,694 m | 14.7 mi |
| Heavens Gate | SW 229° | 2,554 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 64° | 2,551 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lava Butte | SSE 162° | 2,538 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sams Throne | SSE 161° | 2,507 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hershey Point | SSE 160° | 2,505 m | 16.0 mi |
| Gospel Peak | ENE 66° | 2,486 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ENE 63° | 2,474 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:52 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:15 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383949 — John Day Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656692
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