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Mount Idaho

Mount Idaho, seen from above at true elevation

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
3677.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10610, -113.77778

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 6.0 mi
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 15.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borah PeakN 356°3,860.597 m2.2 mi
Leatherman PeakSE 127°3,727.1 m2.8 mi
Mount ChurchSE 131°3,724.66 m4.2 mi
Mount BreitenbachESE 119°3,700.27 m5.9 mi
Lost River MountainSE 126°3,681.4 m7.5 mi
Donaldson PeakSE 127°3,664.6 m4.8 mi
USGS PeakESE 123°3,652 m11.7 mi
Bad RockSE 130°3,643.3 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:48
June solstice05:5320:3821:23
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0816:1317:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7824442415

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