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Phi Kappa Mountain

Phi Kappa Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Phi Kappa Mountain rises to 3,199 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Devils Bedstead, a peak 2.1 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3199 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81463, -114.20616

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Little Park: 12.0 mi
  • Knob Hill Natural Area: 12.0 mi
  • Town Square: 12.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 12.1 mi
  • Forest Service Park: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 12.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Phi Kappa Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyndman PeakSE 140°3,660.038 m5.9 mi
Goat MountainSE 131°3,631.082 m4.2 mi
The FinESE 106°3,627.12 m9.2 mi
The Devils Bedstead EastESE 112°3,616.452 m2.9 mi
Standhope PeakESE 103°3,616 m9.3 mi
Brocky PeakESE 117°3,608.527 m8.7 mi
Altair PeakE 99°3,604.26 m10.0 mi
Duncan RidgeSE 140°3,582.924 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:49
June solstice05:5520:3921:23
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:0916:1617:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331394855636153422920
Precip in2.31.91.81.21.81.30.60.51.01.41.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657939

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