Plowboy Mountain
Plowboy Mountain rises to 1,557 m in Idaho. Smith Peak stands 2,325 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,557 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 25.6 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Riverside Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boulder Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Gold Peak: 2.7 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Little Grass Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Dusty Peak: 3.6 mi
- Lower Granite Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper Granite Falls: 5.3 mi
- LaSota Falls: 5.3 mi
- American Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hunt Falls: 15.3 mi
- Priest Lake State Forest: 16.2 mi
- Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 16.9 mi
- Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Library park: 20.1 mi
- Metaline Waterfront Park: 20.7 mi
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 4.5 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 5.2 mi
- Log Cabin at Grandview Mine and Mill: 19.8 mi
- Josephine Mill 2: 20.6 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 5.1 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
- Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area: 17.1 mi
- Priest Lake Museum: 15.9 mi
- Tiger Store: 21.6 mi
- Maitlen Creek Research Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Sherman Creek Wildlife Area: 22.2 mi
- Galena Point: 21.5 mi
- Mill Creek Point: 21.6 mi
- Indian Rock: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Plowboy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Peak | ENE 71° | 2,325 m | 13.4 mi |
| Snowy Top | N 354° | 2,248 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 79° | 2,231 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gypsy Peak | NW 323° | 2,226 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Lions Head | E 84° | 2,220 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kent Peak | ESE 102° | 2,163 m | 12.4 mi |
| The Wigwams | ESE 109° | 2,144 m | 11.5 mi |
| Abandon Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,131 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 20:05 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:06 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:59 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Creston).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397999 — Plowboy Mountain, Bonner County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663624
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