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Long Tom Mountain

Long Tom Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Tom Mountain rises to 2,515 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Camp Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.34807, -114.57823

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
  • Bear Camp Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Stub Creek Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Veil Falls: 16.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 20.1 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 20.9 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Fire FIghter Memorial: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Long Tom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireS 186°3,075 m12.1 mi
Aggipah MountainSSW 192°2,997 m13.7 mi
Goat MountainS 191°2,929 m9.5 mi
BeehiveS 171°2,922 m8.9 mi
Wilson MountainS 187°2,914 m18.1 mi
Cathedral RockS 174°2,865 m14.8 mi
Cottonwood ButteWSW 249°2,841 m11.2 mi
Dome MountainSSE 161°2,834 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:5119:4520:31
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1615:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386091 — Long Tom Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657111

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