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Mount Breitenbach

Mount Breitenbach, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Breitenbach rises to 3,700 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Donaldson Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

Mount Breitenbach, at 12,140 feet (3,700 m) above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fourth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 2.0 miles (3.2 km) east of Mount Church, its line parent, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east of Donaldson Peak, 0.85 miles (1.37 km) southeast of No Regret Peak, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Lost River Peak.

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Wikidata Q6919841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3700.27 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06503, -113.67276

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 11.0 mi
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 11.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Mount Breitenbach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borah PeakNW 313°3,860.597 m7.3 mi
Leatherman PeakWNW 291°3,727.1 m3.2 mi
Mount ChurchW 272°3,724.66 m2.0 mi
Lost River MountainSSE 150°3,681.4 m1.8 mi
Mount IdahoWNW 299°3,677.4 m5.9 mi
Donaldson PeakW 267°3,664.6 m1.4 mi
USGS PeakSE 128°3,652 m5.8 mi
Bad RockWNW 284°3,643.3 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5220:3821:22
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0716:1217:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232404957656354432919
Precip in0.30.20.50.71.21.50.60.70.70.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662974

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