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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 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
2492.8068 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.62308, -115.58009

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Parks: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steel MountainENE 57°2,965 m15.6 mi
Trinity MountainESE 102°2,880 m7.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 64°2,837 m19.5 mi
Cayuse PointENE 74°2,722 m19.8 mi
West Warrior PeakNE 39°2,719 m22.4 mi
Swanholm PeakNE 34°2,663 m22.5 mi
Sheep MountainNE 40°2,502.713 m6.9 mi
Scotch BenchmarkENE 65°2,497.531 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:55
June solstice06:0220:4421:28
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:1316:2217:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495865757465513930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658233

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