Moonlight Mountain
Moonlight Mountain rises to 2,019 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Camelback Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,019 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sister City Park: 6.4 mi
- Bonneville Park: 7.1 mi
- Ammon Park: 7.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 7.3 mi
- Portneuf Wellness Complex: 7.3 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Chinese Peak: 5.1 mi
- Mount Putnam: 7.4 mi
- Red Hill: 7.5 mi
- South Putnam Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Clean: 8.1 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 8.6 mi
- Bingham County Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- The ISU "I": 7.5 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 8.4 mi
- McDougall Field: 12.9 mi
- Cami: 21.4 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 19.4 mi
- Bronco Beach: 20.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 21.5 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 21.6 mi
- Chesterfield: 19.8 mi
- Dempsey: 24.3 mi
- Eastern Idaho State Fair: 20.7 mi
- High Dive: 23.8 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 23.8 mi
- The Bull: 24.0 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moonlight Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | SE 141° | 2,812 m | 12.2 mi |
| Snow Peak | SE 143° | 2,777 m | 12.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SE 145° | 2,748 m | 15.6 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | E 83° | 2,724 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Putnam | ENE 60° | 2,685 m | 7.4 mi |
| Scout Mountain | S 190° | 2,647 m | 15.6 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | S 184° | 2,638 m | 19.1 mi |
| Petticoat Peak | SE 135° | 2,418 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:12 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocatello 2 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374007 — Moonlight Mountain, Bannock County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652027
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 8 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 11 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 24 mi
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