Rattlesnake Mountain
Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 2,493 m in Idaho. Steel Mountain stands 2,965 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,492.8068 m
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
70 named places within 25 miles
- Lava Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Krall Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Trinity Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Flatiron Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Macks Creek Park: 18.0 mi
- John B. Brogan Park: 19.0 mi
- Naylor Park: 19.1 mi
- Robie Creek Park: 20.8 mi
- Lucky Peak State Park: 24.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 6.9 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 7.1 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 18.9 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Bar: 15.2 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 19.0 mi
- Big Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,965 m | 15.6 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,880 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cayuse Point | ENE 74° | 2,722 m | 19.8 mi |
| West Warrior Peak | NE 39° | 2,719 m | 22.4 mi |
| Swanholm Peak | NE 34° | 2,663 m | 22.5 mi |
| Scotch Benchmark | ENE 65° | 2,498 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 38° | 2,484 m | 6.5 mi |
| Freeman Peak | NNW 344° | 2,467 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658233
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