Lost River Mountain
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
- 3,681.4 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Paragon Peak: 0.6 mi
- Far Away Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Breitenbach: 1.8 mi
- Donaldson Peak: 2.7 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.9 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 10.1 mi
- Birch Springs: 11.0 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 14.0 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
- The Nose: 8.9 mi
- Bartlett Point: 14.9 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 24.7 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 9.2 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 13.5 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Lost River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | NW 316° | 3,861 m | 9.1 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | NW 305° | 3,727 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Church | WNW 300° | 3,725 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | NNW 330° | 3,700 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Idaho | NW 306° | 3,677 m | 7.5 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | WNW 304° | 3,665 m | 2.7 mi |
| USGS Peak | ESE 119° | 3,652 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bad Rock | WNW 302° | 3,643 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7824442418
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