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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 2,636 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Point, a peak 3.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.03297, -115.07233

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Sunflower Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Warm Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Veil Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldySSW 203°2,951 m18.7 mi
Red Peak BenchmarkSSW 210°2,917.24 m13.2 mi
Mormon MountainE 97°2,902 m9.4 mi
Red PeakSSW 206°2,885.85 m13.2 mi
Shellrock PeakSE 129°2,855 m8.5 mi
Two Point PeakESE 110°2,855 m8.9 mi
Rainbow PeakWSW 237°2,842.26 m9.0 mi
Red RidgeSSW 202°2,840.74 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5419:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1615:1316:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657136

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