Red Mountain
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
- 2,830 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cabin Creek Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Loening: 3.6 mi
- McGowan Benchmark: 4.6 mi
- Mount Jordan: 6.1 mi
- The General: 6.2 mi
- 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
- Lady Face Falls: 16.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.0 mi
- Dagger Falls: 22.5 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Parker Mill: 18.8 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 23.5 mi
- Baring Divide: 24.1 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 24.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 8.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 8.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 22.6 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Banner Summit: 19.4 mi
- Stanley Park: 13.9 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 18.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSW 202° | 3,256 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SSW 202° | 3,255 m | 19.8 mi |
| Williams Peak | SSW 202° | 3,241 m | 18.8 mi |
| WCP-5 | SSE 151° | 3,231 m | 21.2 mi |
| WCP-3 | SSE 150° | 3,229 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | SSW 203° | 3,228 m | 19.9 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSW 199° | 3,191 m | 21.3 mi |
| WCP-4 | SSE 153° | 3,190 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
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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