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Pot Mountain

Pot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates46.73547, -115.40819

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East SisterNNW 332°2,155 m11.9 mi
Black MountainNW 326°2,151 m12.0 mi
Mallard PeakNNW 338°2,094 m15.0 mi
Lookout PeakSE 136°2,093 m13.1 mi
Heart PeakNNW 329°2,075 m16.2 mi
Buckingham PointSSW 209°2,051 m3.0 mi
Cold Springs PeakNE 54°2,041 m6.0 mi
Five Lakes ButteNNE 23°2,035 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:4819:5320:40
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2415:0515:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

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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