Lake Mountain
Lake Mountain rises to 2,716 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinook Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 46 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2716 m
How to reach it
- 45.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinook Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Chilcoot Peak: 2.7 mi
- Little Baldy: 2.9 mi
- Trapper Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pistol Rock: 4.0 mi
- Molly's Tub: 15.7 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.0 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 20.2 mi
- Cox Point: 15.2 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 18.0 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 16.5 mi
- The Outpost: 16.6 mi
- Dagger Falls: 15.2 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | ENE 69° | 2,951 m | 9.9 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | NE 46° | 2,917.24 m | 13.5 mi |
| Red Peak | NE 50° | 2,885.85 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNE 29° | 2,842.26 m | 18.2 mi |
| Red Ridge | NE 49° | 2,840.74 m | 16.4 mi |
| Artillery Dome | ESE 113° | 2,833 m | 10.2 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NE 35° | 2,816.35 m | 13.5 mi |
| Battleaxe Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,804 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656857
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