Opal Mountain
Opal Mountain rises to 2,198 m in Idaho. Baldy Mountain stands 3,008 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Peak, a peak 3.7 miles away. Lost Gold Trails Loop passes 2.7 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,198 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 8.6 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
- Signal Peak: 3.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 5.5 mi
- Castle Peak: 7.3 mi
- Bed Springs Butte: 8.5 mi
- China Point: 5.9 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 10.2 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 16.4 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Opal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NE 41° | 3,008 m | 16.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,991 m | 23.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NE 46° | 2,989 m | 15.8 mi |
| The Thumb | WNW 286° | 2,939 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 53° | 2,926 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Table Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,768 m | 9.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | W 279° | 2,666 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lookout Point | NNE 30° | 2,642 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:32 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:04 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois EXP STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 387974 — Opal Mountain, Clark County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657793
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