Picket Mountain
Picket Mountain rises to 2,478 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2478 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 27 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bugle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Grandjean Peak: 4.6 mi
- Cony Peak: 5.3 mi
- Early Bird Peak: 5.4 mi
- Tenmile Ridge: 5.5 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Fern Falls: 6.3 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.4 mi
- Smith Falls: 9.7 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 6.5 mi
- Baring Divide: 8.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 15.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 2.5 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Stanley Park: 15.0 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Banner Summit: 15.1 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 15.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Picket Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | ENE 68° | 3,256 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | ENE 69° | 3,255 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Carter | ENE 68° | 3,228 m | 9.2 mi |
| Elk Peak | ESE 121° | 3,225 m | 8.9 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | E 80° | 3,191.256 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Limbert | ENE 70° | 3,165 m | 8.8 mi |
| Braxon Peak | E 88° | 3,151 m | 9.6 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,150 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:18 | 17:06 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388417 — Picket Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657942
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