Little Crater
Little Crater rises to 1,972 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044824, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,972 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 2.3 mi
- China Cap: 2.6 mi
- North Cone: 2.7 mi
- China Hat: 3.1 mi
- Reservoir Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Blackfoot River Park: 4.5 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 5.6 mi
- Hooper Park: 11.8 mi
- Arthur Kelly Park: 13.0 mi
- Octagon Spring Park: 13.2 mi
- Hooper Spring: 11.8 mi
- Soda Springs Geyser: 13.3 mi
- Chesterfield: 13.8 mi
- Dempsey: 24.1 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 11.4 mi
- Soda Point: 14.8 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 24.7 mi
- The Bull: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Mountain | NE 44° | 2,986 m | 23.4 mi |
| Soda Peak | S 179° | 2,707 m | 22.2 mi |
| Diamond Peak | E 99° | 2,640 m | 22.9 mi |
| Harrington Peak | SE 141° | 2,601 m | 23.6 mi |
| Henry Peak | ENE 67° | 2,526 m | 12.5 mi |
| Stump Peak | E 80° | 2,506 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tincup Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,502 m | 23.5 mi |
| Rex Ridge | NE 55° | 2,500 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soda Springs AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651754
Day trips start here
- Soda Springs · 13 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 25 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 28 mi
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