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Lafoe Mountain

Lafoe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lafoe Mountain rises to 1,857 m in Idaho. Dome Mountain stands 2,290 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Survey Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Bonner County, Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49043174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,857 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.35910, -116.05989

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Troy City Park: 10.5 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 10.9 mi
  • Kullyspell House Monument Park: 13.7 mi
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
  • David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 14.5 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Kootenai Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Leigh Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Yaak Falls: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
  • City Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Dog Beach: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Lafoe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dome MountainE2,290 m14.1 mi
Scotchman PeakS2,117 m11.8 mi
Scotchman Number TwoS2,084 m10.0 mi
Doonan PeakESE2,071 m13.7 mi
Sawtooth MountainSSE2,064 m14.0 mi
Mount Pend OreilleNW2,056 m6.6 mi
Glad PeakWSW2,054 m1.8 mi
Savage MountainS2,038 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4421:0121:50
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3415:5816:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139465561686758463528
Precip in2.61.92.41.61.82.50.90.71.22.43.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656838

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