Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 3,016 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Bar Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Lookout Mountain at 9,954 feet (3,034 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 4.72 mi (7.60 km) from Blackmon Peak, its line parent. A maintained trail goes to the summit where an old U.S. Forest Service fire lookout is located. The lookout was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and was recently refurbished.
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Wikidata Q6675492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3016 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 22 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Bar Peak: 1.2 mi
- WCP-2: 4.7 mi
- WCP-1: 5.3 mi
- WCP-4: 5.5 mi
- WCP-3: 5.5 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 16.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.3 mi
- Smith Falls: 19.3 mi
- Fern Falls: 19.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 8.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 8.8 mi
- Custer Museum: 13.8 mi
- Baring Divide: 15.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.8 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 24.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 8.2 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 24.3 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 9.1 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 20.3 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Stanley Park: 9.0 mi
- Banner Summit: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SE 141° | 3,602.736 m | 13.6 mi |
| Calkens Peak | SE 128° | 3,509.162 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lee Peak | SE 134° | 3,457.956 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | SE 138° | 3,445 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Andrus | SE 133° | 3,438.144 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | SE 135° | 3,438 m | 9.2 mi |
| WCP-9 | SE 130° | 3,432.962 m | 8.6 mi |
| WCP-10 | SE 125° | 3,378.403 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386113 — Lookout Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657134
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