Little Sand Mountain
Little Sand Mountain rises to 1,049 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Laird Park, a park 0.8 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,049 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Boundary Point: 1.9 mi
- Mount Margaret: 2.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Moon Hill: 3.8 mi
- Flynn Butte: 4.0 mi
- Laird Park: 0.8 mi
- City Park: 14.6 mi
- Elwood School: 16.6 mi
- Robinson Park: 17.2 mi
- Virgil Phillips Farm Park: 19.0 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 20.1 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 21.3 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 22.8 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 24.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 24.1 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 11.9 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 15.7 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 24.7 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Lotus Point: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Little Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,622 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | NE 55° | 1,589 m | 11.6 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | SW 229° | 1,520 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nakarna Mountain | NE 41° | 1,518 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 96° | 1,506 m | 3.4 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,494 m | 16.6 mi |
| Beals Butte | E 83° | 1,490 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mica Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,481 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:58 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:09 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662177
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