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Medicine Mountain

Medicine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.47840, -116.60137

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Beaches: 5
  • Silver Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 15.0 mi
  • City Beach: 16.1 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Preston Beach: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 20.1 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Latour PeakESE1,926 m11.6 mi
Latour BaldyE1,896 m11.9 mi
Mount WiessnerESE1,882 m12.1 mi
Reeds BaldySE1,869 m12.7 mi
Pearson PeakSE1,868 m11.8 mi
Frost PeakE1,772 m12.0 mi
Saint Joe BaldySE1,768 m11.9 mi
Rochat PeakESE1,710 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:59
June solstice04:5020:0020:48
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3215:0615:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340475561686859473730
Precip in4.43.03.32.32.42.10.80.71.02.44.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Maries, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666292

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