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Lightning Mountain

Lightning Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1863 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.28910, -116.09934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Kootenai Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Leigh Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 20.2 mi
  • City Beach: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Lightning Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotchman PeakS 173°2,117 m7.0 mi
Scotchman Number TwoSSE 157°2,084 m5.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainSSE 147°2,064 m10.3 mi
Mount Pend OreilleNNW 338°2,056 m9.4 mi
Glad PeakN 2°2,054.352 m4.2 mi
Savage MountainSE 136°2,038 m4.6 mi
Roberts MountainN 2°2,038 m14.1 mi
Spar PeakSE 131°1,997 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4421:0021:50
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3415:5916:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238445359666657463629
Precip in3.72.63.42.12.62.71.00.81.53.13.53.6

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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