Lake Mountain
Lake Mountain rises to 2,817 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Degan Mountain, a peak 4.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,817 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Degan Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Swan Peak: 5.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 6.3 mi
- Moyer Peak: 7.4 mi
- Phelan Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 13.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 14.1 mi
- Island Park: 14.1 mi
- City Park: 14.5 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 21.9 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 22.0 mi
- Red Point: 23.2 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
- Leesburg: 14.1 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 14.6 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 16.9 mi
- Red Rock: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | SSE 147° | 3,346 m | 19.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,209 m | 23.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SW 214° | 3,041 m | 11.4 mi |
| Woods Peak | SW 217° | 2,963 m | 18.9 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SW 215° | 2,931 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sal Mountain | E 92° | 2,915 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 226° | 2,894 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | WNW 289° | 2,865 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656854
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