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Magruder Mountain

Magruder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Magruder Mountain rises to 2,257 m in Idaho. Thirteen Mountain stands 2,739 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Salamander Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Magruder Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Idaho. Magruder Mountain was named after Lloyd Magruder, a pioneer who was killed in a robbery in 1863.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49047450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.70686, -114.82316

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 9
  • Cold Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 11.7 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 13.2 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 16.7 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Barth Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Martin Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 24.8 mi
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Magruder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSSE 167°2,739 m12.6 mi
Stripe MountainS 170°2,735 m13.6 mi
Salmon MountainS 186°2,698 m6.3 mi
Waugh MountainS 174°2,683 m14.8 mi
Watchtower PeakENE 60°2,663 m17.2 mi
Lost Packer PeakS 175°2,639 m15.7 mi
Mist PeakSE 140°2,626 m16.4 mi
Blue JointSE 129°2,614 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5019:4720:33
September equinox06:2717:5918:39
December solstice07:1815:0915:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386370 — Magruder Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657223

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