Medicine Mountain
Medicine Mountain rises to 740 m in Idaho. Latour Peak stands 1,926 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainy Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 740 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 54.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Petit Peak: 2.6 mi
- Swan Peak: 2.7 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 4.3 mi
- Initial Peak: 4.6 mi
- Rainy Hill Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
- Harrison City Park: 8.8 mi
- Mullan Road Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument: 11.1 mi
- Eleanor Park: 11.2 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 8.6 mi
- Plummmer Point: 11.5 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 12.0 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 16.5 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 16.5 mi
- Higgens Point: 10.9 mi
- Cougar Bay Dozer: 16.5 mi
- Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 19.2 mi
- Triple Play Family Fun Park: 21.1 mi
- Abandoned Car: 22.9 mi
- Silver Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sanders Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sanders Beach: 15.2 mi
- City Beach: 16.1 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 16.5 mi
- John Mullan: 10.5 mi
- Harvey: 15.9 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- John Mullan: 22.7 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 22.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 11.7 mi
- Twin Crags: 11.7 mi
- Lotus Point: 15.2 mi
- Ross Point: 21.1 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Gathering Garden: 16.6 mi
- Post Falls Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Museum of North Idaho: 16.1 mi
- Staff House Museum: 22.2 mi
- Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 22.6 mi
- Post Falls Museum: 22.8 mi
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 14.8 mi
- Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- MacKenzie Natural Area: 24.5 mi
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 20.4 mi
- K27 Monument: 20.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 20.1 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 20.2 mi
- Liberty Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Post Falls: 22.9 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latour Peak | ESE 105° | 1,926 m | 11.6 mi |
| Latour Baldy | E 93° | 1,896 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Wiessner | ESE 103° | 1,882 m | 12.1 mi |
| Reeds Baldy | SE 124° | 1,869 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pearson Peak | SE 125° | 1,868 m | 11.8 mi |
| Frost Peak | E 89° | 1,772 m | 12.0 mi |
| Saint Joe Baldy | SE 132° | 1,768 m | 11.9 mi |
| Rochat Peak | ESE 121° | 1,710 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 20:00 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:05 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:06 | 15:59 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Maries, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666292
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