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Mission Mountain

Mission Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mission Mountain rises to 1,877 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49050669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,877 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99440, -116.29826

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
  • Northwest Peak Scenic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 20.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 20.6 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 20.7 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Myrtle Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Snow Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 16.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Boundary County Museum: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Mission Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointSW2,350 m15.4 mi
Northwest PeakE2,347 m15.1 mi
Parker PeakWSW2,332 m15.6 mi
Smith PeakWSW2,325 m20.2 mi
Fisher PeakSW2,312 m14.0 mi
Davis MountainESE2,309 m15.5 mi
Pyramid PeakSW2,231 m19.4 mi
Rock Candy MountainESE2,198 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1618:58
June solstice04:4220:0420:54
September equinox06:3218:0318:45
December solstice08:3715:5516:51

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396905 — Mission Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662290

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