Lava Mountain
Lava Mountain rises to 2,395 m in Idaho. Steel Mountain stands 2,965 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,395 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Trinity Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Krall Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 10.1 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- Macks Creek Park: 19.4 mi
- John B. Brogan Park: 22.0 mi
- Naylor Park: 22.0 mi
- Robie Creek Park: 22.4 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 23.8 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 21.9 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 21.9 mi
- Rocky Bar: 15.1 mi
- Big Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lava Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Mountain | NE 46° | 2,965 m | 16.3 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | E 80° | 2,880 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cayuse Point | ENE 65° | 2,722 m | 19.5 mi |
| West Warrior Peak | NNE 32° | 2,719 m | 23.9 mi |
| Swanholm Peak | NNE 28° | 2,663 m | 24.2 mi |
| Scotch Benchmark | NE 50° | 2,498 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,493 m | 3.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,484 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384482 — Lava Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656922
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