Mount Breitenbach
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
- 6.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Donaldson Peak: 1.4 mi
- Lost River Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Church: 2.0 mi
- Paragon Peak: 2.2 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.3 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 8.7 mi
- Birch Springs: 9.4 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 14.3 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 17.9 mi
- The Nose: 7.2 mi
- Bartlett Point: 14.2 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 23.5 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 11.0 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 11.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | NW 313° | 3,860.597 m | 7.3 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | WNW 291° | 3,727.1 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Church | W 272° | 3,724.66 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | SSE 150° | 3,681.4 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Idaho | WNW 299° | 3,677.4 m | 5.9 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | W 267° | 3,664.6 m | 1.4 mi |
| USGS Peak | SE 128° | 3,652 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bad Rock | WNW 284° | 3,643.3 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662974
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