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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 2,046 m in Idaho. Baldy Mountain stands 2,998 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Poison Flat Trailhead, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Madison County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2046 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.63575, -111.56773

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blacktail Park: 13.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 16.4 mi
  • Mill Hollow Park: 16.5 mi
  • Smith Park: 16.7 mi
  • Foster Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Kelly Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Table Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Farnes Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • West Farnes Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Education Monument: 16.6 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Teton Dam: 19.0 mi
  • SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 21.8 mi
  • Fort Henry Historic Monument: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Student Gardens: 16.2 mi
  • Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 16.4 mi
  • Moulton Gardens: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainSE 128°2,998 m23.0 mi
Piney PeakE 92°2,747 m10.5 mi
Garns MountainE 81°2,746 m11.9 mi
Fogg HillESE 111°2,712 m24.2 mi
Ryan PeakENE 66°2,698 m12.2 mi
Red PeakSSE 148°2,658 m24.3 mi
Red MountainE 92°2,651 m14.8 mi
Liars PeakE 96°2,639 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4620:2821:12
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5716:0616:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636455461696758463323
Precip in1.20.80.91.21.81.50.60.71.01.10.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rexburg BYU Idaho, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657130

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