King Mountain
King Mountain rises to 3,235 m in Idaho. USGS Peak stands 3,652 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore City Park, a park 5.6 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3235 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
64 named places within 25 miles
- Arco Peak: 7.8 mi
- Jumpoff Peak: 8.5 mi
- Appendicitis Hill: 8.8 mi
- Howe Peak: 9.8 mi
- Leslie Butte: 10.4 mi
- Moore City Park: 5.6 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 7.7 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 10.2 mi
- Howe Park: 13.6 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 19.7 mi
- Sea of Joy: 10.6 mi
- Watch Tower: 10.6 mi
- Rock of Ages: 10.6 mi
- Gateway Rock: 10.7 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 10.2 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 19.6 mi
- Lava Field: 21.9 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 10.0 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 10.2 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 22.8 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| USGS Peak | NW 317° | 3,652 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount McCaleb | NW 313° | 3,560.7 m | 22.0 mi |
| Shelly Mountain | W 279° | 3,437.53 m | 22.8 mi |
| Redbird Mountain | W 280° | 3,436.01 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | WNW 281° | 3,427.17 m | 24.9 mi |
| Invisible Mountain | NW 317° | 3,426 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lime Mountain | WNW 281° | 3,407.36 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Mac | NW 312° | 3,374.44 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656811
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