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North Loon Mountain

North Loon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Loon Mountain rises to 2,823 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the south-southwest, 1.0 miles off. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 69 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2823 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.11268, -115.87262

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Ponderosa State Park: 15.2 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 15.2 mi
  • Brown Park: 17.4 mi
  • Wild Horse Park: 17.5 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rainbow Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of North Loon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainSSW 206°2,827 m1.0 mi
Storm PeakWNW 301°2,751 m2.6 mi
Nick PeakS 179°2,713 m12.3 mi
Parks PeakESE 107°2,692.3 m18.1 mi
Rain BenchmarkSW 235°2,668.524 m5.2 mi
Sawtooth PeakSSW 198°2,646 m8.5 mi
Rainbow RidgeESE 112°2,645.97 m17.5 mi
Bruin MountainWNW 290°2,645 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5719:5020:35
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:2015:1616:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432354351585749392922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657713

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