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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. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 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
2,062 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01158, -114.84143

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Springs: 10
  • 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 MountainWSW2,683 m11.8 mi
Red PointWSW2,679 m11.8 mi
Ellen D MountainS2,614 m15.6 mi
White Elephant ButteWSW2,574 m13.8 mi
Owens MountainWSW2,539 m14.5 mi
Red Elephant ButteWSW2,538 m14.0 mi
Mahogany Elephant ButteWSW2,528 m13.0 mi
White PeaksSSE2,512 m22.3 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 50–80 °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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