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Little Tug

Little Tug, seen from above at true elevation

Little Tug rises to 2,062 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat, a peak 0.6 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2062 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01158, -114.84143

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 11
  • Strawberry Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Sagehen Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Granite Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Elk Spring: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Tug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainWSW 253°2,683 m11.8 mi
Red PointWSW 253°2,679 m11.8 mi
Ellen D MountainS 180°2,614 m15.6 mi
White Elephant ButteWSW 238°2,574 m13.8 mi
China MountainSSE 168°2,541 m22.2 mi
Owens MountainWSW 244°2,539 m14.5 mi
Red Elephant ButteWSW 240°2,538 m14.0 mi
Mahogany Elephant ButteWSW 238°2,528 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1518:52
June solstice05:0519:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0118:38
December solstice07:0515:2616:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425059686657443325
Precip in0.90.70.91.21.81.20.60.70.91.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651781

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