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Lost River Mountain

Lost River Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lost River Mountain rises to 3,681 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Paragon Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

Lost River Peak, also known as Lost River Mountain, at 12,078 feet (3,681 m) above sea level is the sixth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fifth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) southeast of Mount Breitenbach, its line parent.

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Wikidata Q8537397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3681.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.04211, -113.65460

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 9.2 mi
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 13.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 9.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Lost River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borah PeakNW 316°3,860.597 m9.1 mi
Leatherman PeakNW 305°3,727.1 m4.8 mi
Mount ChurchWNW 300°3,724.66 m3.4 mi
Mount BreitenbachNNW 330°3,700.27 m1.8 mi
Mount IdahoNW 306°3,677.4 m7.5 mi
Donaldson PeakWNW 304°3,664.6 m2.7 mi
USGS PeakESE 119°3,652 m4.2 mi
Bad RockWNW 302°3,643.3 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5220:3821:22
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0716:1217:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333425158676556443019
Precip in0.80.50.70.91.21.40.70.70.80.80.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7824442418

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