Potato Mountain
Potato Mountain rises to 2,490 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2490 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Basin Butte: 3.3 mi
- McGowan Benchmark: 4.6 mi
- Cabin Creek Peak: 7.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Elk Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.2 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 20.7 mi
- Stanley Museum: 5.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 5.8 mi
- Custer Museum: 12.6 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 9.2 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Stanley Park: 6.8 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 20.3 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 14.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.7 mi
- Banner Summit: 15.1 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Taylor Spring: 18.7 mi
- Baring Divide: 16.8 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Potato Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSW 200° | 3,256 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SSW 200° | 3,255 m | 12.5 mi |
| Williams Peak | SSW 200° | 3,241 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Carter | SSW 201° | 3,228 m | 12.6 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSW 196° | 3,191.256 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SSW 202° | 3,165 m | 13.1 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSW 193° | 3,151 m | 15.3 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,150 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666193
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