K Mountain
K Mountain rises to 2,437 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sal Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,437 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 15 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 15 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Sal Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Watson Peak: 9.0 mi
- Poison Peak: 9.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 11.2 mi
- Goldstone Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 5.9 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 6.1 mi
- City Park: 12.2 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 12.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.6 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 9.1 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 12.3 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 15.5 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 16.9 mi
- Red Point: 21.0 mi
- Leesburg: 23.0 mi
- Red Rock: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of K Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | SSW 199° | 3,346 m | 16.4 mi |
| May Mountain | S 190° | 3,309 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | S 172° | 3,272 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,271 m | 22.8 mi |
| Homer Youngs Peak | N 11° | 3,234 m | 21.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 190° | 3,209 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | S 174° | 3,168 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | NNE 13° | 3,154 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:08 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384086 — K Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656745
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