Mineral Mountain
Mineral Mountain rises to 1,260 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Latah County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,260 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Marsh Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mission Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Crane Point: 4.0 mi
- Nehchen Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Farmington City Park: 7.8 mi
- Garfield Swimming Pool: 12.7 mi
- Garfield City Park: 12.9 mi
- Laird Park: 13.9 mi
- Tekoa Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 18.9 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 20.5 mi
- Plummmer Point: 20.9 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 23.9 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 14.1 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 23.7 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 24.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 18.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 18.6 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 1.9 mi
- Horn School Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 19.2 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 9.8 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 14.4 mi
- Silver Springs: 15.3 mi
- Elberton: 16.9 mi
- Lotus Point: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Mineral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | E 99° | 1,622 m | 14.9 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | S 178° | 1,520 m | 18.2 mi |
| Nakarna Mountain | E 91° | 1,518 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 124° | 1,506 m | 17.3 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NE 39° | 1,494 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mica Mountain | SE 126° | 1,481 m | 18.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,479 m | 14.7 mi |
| West Dennis | ENE 77° | 1,465 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:00 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:09 | 16:01 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386998 — Mineral Mountain, Benewah County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657465
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