Little Elk Mountain
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
- 2,672 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Elk Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Jensen Pass: 5.5 mi
- Poker Peak: 6.8 mi
- Caribou Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Old Baldy Peak: 8.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 18.5 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 24.3 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 3.8 mi
- Palisades Bench: 13.3 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Little Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baird | NE 48° | 3,048 m | 15.4 mi |
| Observation Peak | ENE 75° | 3,037 m | 19.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NE 49° | 3,024 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | NE 42° | 3,022 m | 14.4 mi |
| Powder Peak | ENE 61° | 3,006 m | 18.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,998 m | 16.0 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | S 176° | 2,986 m | 8.4 mi |
| Deadhorse Peak | E 86° | 2,968 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:07 | 16:53 |
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 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
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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