Red Rock Mountain
Red Rock Mountain rises to 1,938 m in Idaho. Cache Peak stands 3,136 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49067969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1938 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Heffalump: 11.9 mi
- Fence Line - Northeast: 11.9 mi
- Fence Line - Northwest: 11.9 mi
- Gila Wall: 11.9 mi
- Fence Line - East: 11.9 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Conner Ridge: 10.5 mi
- Cache Peak: 10.8 mi
- Elba Park: 7.0 mi
- Castle Rocks State Park: 12.3 mi
- Almo Park: 14.0 mi
- Albion Park: 15.8 mi
- Oakley City Park: 22.3 mi
- Cabin Spring: 19.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Right Fork Spring: 21.4 mi
- Pine Creek Spring: 21.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 21.9 mi
- Stines Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Juniper Group Campsite: 18.8 mi
- Strevell: 18.6 mi
- Cedar Creek: 22.4 mi
- Eastbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 20.9 mi
- Westbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 20.9 mi
- Window Arch: 16.3 mi
- Oakley Valley Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache Peak | W 263° | 3,136 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Independence | W 268° | 3,010 m | 11.5 mi |
| Independence Mountain | W 265° | 2,966 m | 11.2 mi |
| George Peak | S 184° | 2,916 m | 21.8 mi |
| Black Pine Peak | ESE 109° | 2,845 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Harrison | NW 305° | 2,745 m | 12.9 mi |
| Graham Peak | WSW 248° | 2,684 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pomerelle Peak | NW 310° | 2,670.658 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:32 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652465
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