Pot Mountain
Pot Mountain rises to 2,149 m in Idaho. East Sister stands 2,155 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckingham Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q1550181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2149 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckingham Point: 3.0 mi
- Green Point: 4.2 mi
- Cold Springs Peak: 6.0 mi
- Cave Point: 6.2 mi
- Flat Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 22.0 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 22.5 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 21.2 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 22.7 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Pot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sister | NNW 332° | 2,155 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 326° | 2,151 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mallard Peak | NNW 338° | 2,094 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SE 136° | 2,093 m | 13.1 mi |
| Heart Peak | NNW 329° | 2,075 m | 16.2 mi |
| Buckingham Point | SSW 209° | 2,051 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cold Springs Peak | NE 54° | 2,041 m | 6.0 mi |
| Five Lakes Butte | NNE 23° | 2,035 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:53 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:05 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393852 — Pot Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659863
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