Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain rises to 1,639 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Larch Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,639 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 23.2 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 10 mi
- Popsicle Bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Larch Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 2.4 mi
- North Snow Peak: 2.9 mi
- Windfall Peak: 2.9 mi
- Packsaddle Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Magee Historic Site: 10.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 16.7 mi
- Athol City Park: 19.6 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 9.7 mi
- Packsack Point: 11.0 mi
- Bernard Point: 11.5 mi
- Stoney Point: 13.6 mi
- Ross Point: 21.1 mi
- Cork Screw: 20.3 mi
- Tremors: 20.4 mi
- Timber Terror: 20.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.5 mi
- City Beach: 22.0 mi
- Preston Beach: 23.9 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 15.7 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 22.3 mi
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 20.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.8 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 22.0 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Powder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Peak | NE 37° | 2,117 m | 16.2 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | NW 305° | 1,945 m | 3.6 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NE 34° | 1,919 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pond Peak | SE 133° | 1,872 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Sentinel Peak | SE 135° | 1,867 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SE 134° | 1,828 m | 16.2 mi |
| South Chilco Mountain | SW 233° | 1,724 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chilco Mountain | SW 235° | 1,710 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 20:00 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:01 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400388 — Powder Mountain, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666418
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