Lightning Mountain
Lightning Mountain rises to 1,863 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the south, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.9 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,863 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 25.9 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 21 mi
- Bernard Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 1.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rattle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Drift Peak: 3.3 mi
- Benning Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 9.8 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Ross Point: 9.6 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 24.6 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 10.1 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 14.1 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 19.1 mi
- Troy Museum: 15.0 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.3 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.2 mi
- City Beach: 20.3 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 9.4 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Lightning Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Peak | S 173° | 2,117 m | 7.0 mi |
| Scotchman Number Two | SSE 157° | 2,084 m | 5.6 mi |
| Doonan Peak | E 88° | 2,071 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,064 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | NNW 338° | 2,056 m | 9.4 mi |
| Glad Peak | N 2° | 2,054 m | 4.2 mi |
| Savage Mountain | SE 136° | 2,038 m | 4.6 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | N 2° | 2,038 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 21:00 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:59 | 16:53 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384643 — Lightning Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656956
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