Magruder Mountain
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
- 2,257 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Salamander Butte: 1.9 mi
- Deadtop Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lonely Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lodgepole Hump: 3.9 mi
- 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
- The Drop-off: 7.4 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 10.9 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 19.5 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 20.2 mi
- 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
- Barth Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Blue Joint Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Patsy Ann Falls: 24.8 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Magruder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirteen Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,739 m | 12.6 mi |
| Stripe Mountain | S 170° | 2,735 m | 13.6 mi |
| Salmon Mountain | S 186° | 2,698 m | 6.3 mi |
| Waugh Mountain | S 174° | 2,683 m | 14.8 mi |
| Watchtower Peak | ENE 60° | 2,663 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lost Packer Peak | S 175° | 2,639 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mist Peak | SE 140° | 2,626 m | 16.4 mi |
| Blue Joint | SE 129° | 2,614 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
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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