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Red Mountain

Red Mountain rises to 1,908 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the west-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Quicksilver Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1908 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96835, -116.59239

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Black Horse Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Tiddie Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Briar Spring: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 23.6 mi
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 23.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 1
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakWNW 284°2,556 m3.4 mi
Cinnabar MountainW 277°2,514 m3.2 mi
Turntable MountainWNW 287°2,468 m4.4 mi
War Eagle MountainWNW 295°2,451 m6.3 mi
Quicksilver MountainSW 234°2,447 m2.5 mi
South MountainSW 226°2,361 m22.9 mi
Sawpit PeakWNW 282°2,349 m7.6 mi
Florida MountainWNW 292°2,337 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:59
June solstice06:0820:4621:30
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1516:2917:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135405058706961483528

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver City 5 W, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652462

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