King Mountain
King Mountain rises to 2,412 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2412 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sheephorn Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Wards Butte: 7.3 mi
- Degan Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 22.5 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 22.6 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 23.3 mi
- Central Park: 23.8 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 24.5 mi
- Red Point: 11.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.1 mi
- McNabbs Point: 18.2 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 19.3 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- Painted Rock: 23.9 mi
- CHS: 24.0 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | ESE 111° | 3,346 m | 9.6 mi |
| May Mountain | SE 133° | 3,309 m | 14.6 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | SE 124° | 3,272.028 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mill Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,271 m | 21.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | SE 124° | 3,209 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | ESE 124° | 3,168 m | 20.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,041 m | 9.0 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SW 234° | 3,040 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 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 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MAY 2sse, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656813
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