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Little Elk Mountain

Little Elk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Elk Mountain rises to 2,672 m in Idaho. Mount Baird stands 3,048 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Elk Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.21436, -111.32189

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Palisades Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 18.5 mi
  • Henry Stampede Park: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Little Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BairdNE 48°3,048 m15.4 mi
Observation PeakENE 75°3,037 m19.3 mi
Elkhorn PeakNE 49°3,024 m15.0 mi
Sheep Creek PeakNE 42°3,022 m14.4 mi
Powder PeakENE 61°3,006 m18.4 mi
Baldy MountainNNE 21°2,998 m16.0 mi
Caribou MountainS 176°2,986 m8.4 mi
Red PeakE 85°2,976 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:38
June solstice05:4620:2621:09
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5516:0716:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396803 — Little Elk Mountain, Bonneville County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662167

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