North Loon Mountain
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. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,823 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Loon Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Victor Peak: 2.5 mi
- Storm Peak: 2.6 mi
- Diamond Rock: 4.5 mi
- Split Creek Point: 4.8 mi
- Ponderosa State Park: 15.2 mi
- Brown Park: 17.4 mi
- Wild Horse Park: 17.5 mi
- Big Chair Park: 17.6 mi
- Legacy Park: 17.7 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 11.5 mi
- Thinking Spot: 11.7 mi
- Slick Rock: 11.9 mi
- Lightning Point: 13.2 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 22.3 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- The Outpost: 21.2 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 21.2 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 11.0 mi
- North Beach: 12.5 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 15.2 mi
- Shaws Spring: 18.4 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 3.5 mi
- Driessen Falls: 10.1 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,827 m | 1.0 mi |
| Storm Peak | WNW 301° | 2,751 m | 2.6 mi |
| Nick Peak | S 179° | 2,713 m | 12.3 mi |
| Parks Peak | ESE 107° | 2,692 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | SW 235° | 2,669 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | SSW 198° | 2,646 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rainbow Ridge | ESE 112° | 2,646 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bruin Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,645 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:16 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657713
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