Pioneer Mountain
Pioneer Mountain rises to 3,136 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Hope Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Pioneer Mountain at 10,525 feet (3,208 m) high is a peak in the Pioneer Mountains on the border of Blaine and Custer counties in Idaho. The peak is also located on the border of Sawtooth and Salmon-Challis National Forests. The isolation of Pioneer Mountain is 1.47 miles (2.37 km). The southern and western slopes of the peak are drained by tributaries of Muldoon Creek, which as a tributary of the Little Wood River. The northern and eastern slopes are drained by tributaries of Star Hope Creek, which is a tributary of the Big Lost River.
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Wikidata Q7196733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,136 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook Craters of the Moon · 23 mi
- Chairlift Swing · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Hope Peak: 2.9 mi
- Scorpion Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mormon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Alcyone Peak: 4.0 mi
- Atlas Peak: 4.3 mi
- BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 21.5 mi
- Keefer Park: 21.9 mi
- Old Cutters Park: 22.0 mi
- O'Donnell Park: 22.0 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 22.1 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 21.5 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 24.5 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 22.0 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 22.3 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 22.7 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 23.1 mi
- Bartlett Point: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Pioneer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | WNW 296° | 3,660 m | 12.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,631 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Fin | NW 321° | 3,627 m | 9.3 mi |
| Standhope Peak | NW 324° | 3,616 m | 9.6 mi |
| Brocky Peak | NW 310° | 3,609 m | 9.1 mi |
| Altair Peak | NNW 331° | 3,604 m | 9.6 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | WNW 298° | 3,583 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | NNW 333° | 3,577 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397996 — Pioneer Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663618
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