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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 2,049 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lions Head, a peak 2.6 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Boundary County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2049 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.77271, -116.76939

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 14.2 mi
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 19.1 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Coolin Park: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Lower Granite Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 13.5 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Hunt Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointENE 62°2,350 m11.1 mi
Parker PeakNE 50°2,332 m10.8 mi
Smith PeakNE 47°2,325 m6.2 mi
Fisher PeakENE 58°2,312 m12.4 mi
Pyramid PeakENE 68°2,231 m7.3 mi
The Lions HeadENE 69°2,220 m2.6 mi
Roman NoseSE 141°2,201 m12.8 mi
Long MountainENE 58°2,198 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1819:00
June solstice04:4520:0520:55
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3815:5816:54

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662195

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