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Lake Mountain

Lake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lake Mountain rises to 2,099 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the east, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043252, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.85855, -116.69216

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 8
  • American Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Priest Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Snow Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 18.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 11.0 mi
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 16.6 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 20.4 mi
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 20.5 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointE 97°2,350 m6.3 mi
Parker PeakENE 77°2,332 m4.9 mi
Smith PeakSSE 150°2,325 m2.0 mi
Fisher PeakE 85°2,312 m7.1 mi
Snowy TopNW 305°2,248 m16.2 mi
Pyramid PeakSE 135°2,231 m4.5 mi
The Lions HeadSSW 192°2,220 m5.1 mi
Roman NoseSSE 164°2,201 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1819:00
June solstice04:4420:0520:55
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3815:5816:53

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663386

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