Mount Iowa
Mount Iowa rises to 3,148 m in Idaho. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the south-southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishhook Spire, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Iowa, at 10,327 feet (3,148 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located 0.65 mi (1.05 km) south-southeast of Horstmann Peak, its line parent. It is about 0.7 mi (1.1 km) north of Braxon Peak and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) west of Mount Heyburn.
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Wikidata Q6921427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3148 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 21 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishhook Spire: 0.3 mi
- Rotten Monolith: 0.6 mi
- Horstmann Peak: 0.6 mi
- Braxon Peak: 0.7 mi
- Splinter Tower: 0.9 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 6.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 7.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.2 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 20.9 mi
- Baring Divide: 2.3 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 11.2 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 13.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 9.1 mi
- Stanley Museum: 9.1 mi
- Custer Museum: 24.7 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 4.4 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 7.1 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Stanley Park: 8.0 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Banner Summit: 18.1 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Mount Iowa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Peak | SSE 160° | 3,263 m | 4.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNW 347° | 3,256 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | NNW 344° | 3,255 m | 2.5 mi |
| Williams Peak | N 354° | 3,241 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Carter | NNW 339° | 3,228 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sevy Peak | SSE 167° | 3,200.4 m | 5.6 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | NNW 344° | 3,191.256 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Limbert | NNW 328° | 3,165 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3188412962
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