Mount Harrison
Mount Harrison rises to 2,745 m in Idaho. Cache Peak stands 3,136 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pomerelle Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mount Harrison, at 9,265 feet (2,824 m) is a peak in the northern Albion Mountains of Cassia County in southern Idaho. Mount Harrison is located in north of Cache Peak, south of Burley, northeast of Oakley, and west of Malta in the Albion Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest. Mount Harrison is in the watershed of tributaries of the Snake River, which itself is a tributary of the Columbia River. The peak can be reached via a paved road that runs all the way to its summit. Lake Cleveland is located in the basin north of the peak, and a small unnamed lake is located in the basin southeast of the peak.
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Wikidata Q6921068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2745 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Gila Wall: 11.7 mi
- The Great Slab Backside: 11.8 mi
- The Great Slab: 11.9 mi
- Taco - Northeast: 11.9 mi
- Fence Line - Northwest: 11.9 mi
- Pomerelle Peak: 2.3 mi
- Conner Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 7.2 mi
- Antelope Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Independence: 7.8 mi
- Elba Park: 6.0 mi
- Albion Park: 8.3 mi
- Almo Park: 10.8 mi
- Castle Rocks State Park: 11.7 mi
- Oakley City Park: 12.4 mi
- Oakley Valley Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Cassia County Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Minidoka County Historical Society Museum: 21.4 mi
- Stines Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Juniper Group Campsite: 19.8 mi
- Eastbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 18.6 mi
- Westbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 18.6 mi
- Window Arch: 16.4 mi
- Idaho Roll Call Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Pazi’I Patezopai’I: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Harrison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache Peak | S 181° | 3,136 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Independence | S 186° | 3,010 m | 7.8 mi |
| Independence Mountain | S 184° | 2,966 m | 8.3 mi |
| Graham Peak | SSW 193° | 2,684 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pomerelle Peak | E 96° | 2,670.658 m | 2.3 mi |
| Conner Ridge | E 82° | 2,538.07 m | 3.6 mi |
| Smoky Mountain | S 184° | 2,298 m | 17.3 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,259 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:20 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakley, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656265
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