Moose Mountain
Moose Mountain rises to 1,973 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Glad Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bonner County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,973 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 26.2 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 20 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glad Peak: 1.3 mi
- Benning Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rattle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lafoe Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 10.8 mi
- Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Pack River Flats Refuge: 11.9 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 13.5 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 14.9 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 18.1 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 18.2 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Yaak Falls: 23.5 mi
- Troy Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 20.9 mi
- Ross Point: 13.3 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 18.2 mi
- City Beach: 19.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 19.8 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 5.3 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Moose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Peak | S 170° | 2,117 m | 11.1 mi |
| Scotchman Number Two | SSE 160° | 2,084 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,064 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | NNW 334° | 2,056 m | 5.3 mi |
| Glad Peak | E 80° | 2,054 m | 1.3 mi |
| Savage Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,038 m | 8.4 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | N 9° | 2,038 m | 10.3 mi |
| Spar Peak | SE 143° | 1,997 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 21:01 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:59 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 387199 — Moose Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657551
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