Merkley Mountain
Merkley Mountain rises to 2,249 m in Idaho. Meade Peak stands 3,305 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dingle Park, a park 4.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049252, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2249 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 19 mi
92 named places within 25 miles
- Border Summit: 8.5 mi
- M Hill: 11.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Geneva Summit: 13.9 mi
- Sublette Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.8 mi
- Fox Spring: 15.9 mi
- Nieber Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 17.5 mi
- Shirley Spring: 18.0 mi
- Dingle Park: 4.7 mi
- North Beach State Park: 8.4 mi
- Adam's Park: 11.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 12.0 mi
- American War Mothers Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Cisco Beach: 11.9 mi
- Ideal Beach: 17.8 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 17.8 mi
- M Hill: 11.9 mi
- Scout's Monument: 12.7 mi
- Pat Hollow Crash Site: 16.8 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Sack Lunch Area: 19.4 mi
- Butch Cassidy Bank Robery Museum: 12.0 mi
- The National Oregon / California Trail Center: 12.2 mi
- Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point: 14.7 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 14.9 mi
- Snowside Point: 17.3 mi
- Red Banks: 23.4 mi
- Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Outdoor Classroom: 12.1 mi
- Montpelier Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merkley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Peak | N 0° | 3,305 m | 23.9 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,970 m | 24.2 mi |
| Paris Peak | WNW 284° | 2,908 m | 15.7 mi |
| Andrew Nyman Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,876 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wilderness Peak | WSW 250° | 2,876 m | 21.6 mi |
| Midnight Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,849 m | 18.4 mi |
| Steam Mill Peak | SW 234° | 2,831 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sublette Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,830 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lifton Pumping STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651955
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 16 mi
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