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Mount Aura

Mount Aura, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Aura rises to 2,060 m in Idaho. Salmon Mountain stands 2,698 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Point, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49051939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,060 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.85714, -114.85233

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
  • Cold Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 24.1 mi
  • High Spring: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 12.7 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Mount Aura. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salmon MountainS2,698 m16.6 mi
Watchtower PeakE2,663 m16.5 mi
Nipple KnobNE2,577 m16.6 mi
Mount PalomaENE2,544 m13.7 mi
Indian HillESE2,524 m15.5 mi
Sabe MountainSSW2,507 m14.4 mi
Cooper PointE2,497 m14.4 mi
Cuneo PointENE2,497 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5019:4820:34
September equinox06:2717:5918:39
December solstice07:1915:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834394755616053413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653900

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