Mount Idaho
Mount Idaho rises to 3,677 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the north, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacajawea Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Idaho, at 12,065 feet (3,677 m) above sea level is the seventh highest peak in Idaho and the sixth highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer Countyin the US State of the same name. It is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) south of Borah Peak, its line parent, and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) northwest of Leatherman Peak. Merriam Lake is in the basin to the northeast of the peak.
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Wikidata Q6921399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,677.4 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sacajawea Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Morrison: 1.2 mi
- White Cap Peak: 1.9 mi
- Borah Peak: 2.2 mi
- Leatherman Peak: 2.8 mi
- Birch Springs: 3.5 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 9.4 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 18.9 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
- The Nose: 1.6 mi
- Bartlett Point: 10.4 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 23.7 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 6.0 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 15.6 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Mount Idaho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | N 356° | 3,861 m | 2.2 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | SE 127° | 3,727 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Church | SE 131° | 3,725 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | ESE 119° | 3,700 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | SE 126° | 3,681 m | 7.5 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | SE 127° | 3,665 m | 4.8 mi |
| USGS Peak | ESE 123° | 3,652 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bad Rock | SE 130° | 3,643 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:13 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7824442415
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