Monumental Summit
Monumental Summit rises to 2,112 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshine Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,112 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
65 named places within 25 miles
- Moonshine Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Butte: 4.9 mi
- High Point: 5.0 mi
- Osborne Butte: 6.5 mi
- Harriman State Park: 2.7 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 7.6 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 16.4 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 21.0 mi
- Brower's Spring: 15.1 mi
- Big Springs: 17.3 mi
- Latham Spring: 20.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 14.6 mi
- Old Railway Station: 17.0 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 18.3 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monumental Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | N 2° | 3,097 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | N 2° | 3,071 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNE 13° | 3,008 m | 16.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 313° | 3,008 m | 23.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,991 m | 17.7 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NW 312° | 2,989 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,926 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | N 1° | 2,896 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663523
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- Island Park · 14 mi
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