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Plowboy Mountain

Plowboy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 20 VIC TIGER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER 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
1557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.77131, -116.94912

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • 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
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith PeakENE 71°2,325 m13.4 mi
Snowy TopN 354°2,248 m15.3 mi
Pyramid PeakE 79°2,231 m15.2 mi
Gypsy PeakNW 323°2,226 m15.2 mi
The Lions HeadE 84°2,220 m10.6 mi
Kent PeakESE 102°2,163 m12.4 mi
The WigwamsESE 109°2,144 m11.5 mi
Abandon MountainENE 75°2,131 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1919:01
June solstice04:4520:0520:55
September equinox06:3518:0618:48
December solstice08:3915:5916:54

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037455460686758453427
Precip in3.12.02.42.22.63.21.40.81.32.43.23.6

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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