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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,830 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Creek Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2830 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40519, -114.86425

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 5
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Sunflower Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Parker Mill: 18.8 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 23.5 mi
  • Baring Divide: 24.1 mi
  • Emile Grandjean: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Custer Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Banner Summit: 19.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Stanley Park: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSW 202°3,256 m19.6 mi
Mickey's SpireSSW 202°3,255 m19.8 mi
Williams PeakSSW 202°3,241 m18.8 mi
WCP-5SSE 151°3,231.185 m21.2 mi
WCP-3SSE 150°3,228.746 m19.9 mi
Mount CarterSSW 203°3,228 m19.9 mi
Horstmann PeakSSW 199°3,191.256 m21.3 mi
WCP-4SSE 153°3,190.342 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:52
June solstice05:5620:4421:28
September equinox07:2719:0019:39
December solstice08:1316:1517:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389214 — Red Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658279

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