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Jughandle Mountain

Jughandle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jughandle Mountain rises to 2,533 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2532.888 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83517, -115.95734

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Wild Horse Park: 8.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 8.4 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 8.5 mi
  • Legacy Park: 8.7 mi
  • Art Roberts Park: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 18.9 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Jughandle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainNNE 11°2,827 m18.7 mi
North Loon MountainNNE 12°2,823 m19.6 mi
Log MountainE 93°2,791 m17.3 mi
Storm PeakN 5°2,751 m20.6 mi
Nick PeakNNE 32°2,713 m8.1 mi
Rain BenchmarkN 359°2,668.524 m16.2 mi
BlackmareE 97°2,659.08 m8.3 mi
Sawtooth PeakN 8°2,646 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice05:5920:4921:34
September equinox07:3219:0419:43
December solstice08:1916:1817:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394855636254433122
Precip in2.92.32.72.12.42.10.60.51.11.82.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384038 — Jughandle Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656723

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