Moonshine Mountain
Moonshine Mountain rises to 2,112 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Monumental Summit, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49051367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2112 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
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Mesa Falls · 15 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Monumental Summit: 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
- Harriman State Park: 3.6 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 Moonshine Mountain. 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 |
| Slide Mountain | NW 312° | 2,992 m | 22.5 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 |
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/358662320
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 14 mi
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