Penny Mountain
Penny Mountain rises to 1,842 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1842 m
How to reach it
- On the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 12 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 22 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dollar Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Dollar Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ruud Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Proctor Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Little Park: 0.2 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Town Square: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
- Ketchum Bike Park: 0.5 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 2.1 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 2.7 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 7.1 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crown Point: 12.3 mi
- Elk Point: 24.7 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 4.2 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Penny Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | ENE 70° | 3,660.038 m | 12.3 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,631.082 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NE 54° | 3,616.452 m | 13.0 mi |
| Brocky Peak | ENE 73° | 3,608.527 m | 16.3 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | ENE 67° | 3,582.924 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ryan Peak | N 351° | 3,561 m | 15.0 mi |
| Kent Peak | N 353° | 3,555.187 m | 14.2 mi |
| Old Hyndman Peak | ENE 73° | 3,549 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657926
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