Phelan Mountain
Phelan Mountain rises to 2,714 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy, a peak 3.1 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,714 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Baldy: 3.1 mi
- Morning Glory Peak: 6.5 mi
- Lake Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Jureano Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Swan Peak: 10.3 mi
- Island Park: 8.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 8.9 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 9.1 mi
- City Park: 10.1 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 23.6 mi
- Red Rock: 16.3 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 19.0 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 23.3 mi
- Horsefly Spring: 22.9 mi
- Telephone Pole Spring: 24.4 mi
- Leesburg: 6.4 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 10.2 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phelan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | ENE 58° | 3,234 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | ENE 67° | 3,154 m | 20.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 64° | 3,134 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | NE 47° | 3,134 m | 24.2 mi |
| Freeman Peak | ENE 62° | 3,132 m | 20.4 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,113 m | 21.6 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | NE 55° | 3,065 m | 20.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,041 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662398
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