Mother Lode Hill
Mother Lode Hill rises to 1,366 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweeny Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,366 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweeny Hill: 2.1 mi
- Blue Ribbon Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wheeler Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Porters Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 10.8 mi
- West Fork Point: 15.2 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 19.7 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Sheep Spring: 21.7 mi
- Freds Spring: 22.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.1 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 13.3 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 16.5 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Selway Falls: 17.9 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Mother Lode Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | SW 230° | 2,683 m | 16.7 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SW 227° | 2,539 m | 18.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 57° | 2,340 m | 18.3 mi |
| Boston Mountain | SE 135° | 2,334 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 59° | 2,311 m | 17.7 mi |
| Baking Powder Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,310 m | 18.4 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ENE 58° | 2,290 m | 16.1 mi |
| Twentymile Butte | WSW 248° | 2,212 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662328
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