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Red Rock Mountain

Red Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.20353, -113.45112

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • 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
Peaks: 30
Parks: 5
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Eastbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 20.9 mi
  • Westbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Window Arch: 16.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cache PeakW 263°3,136 m10.8 mi
Mount IndependenceW 268°3,010 m11.5 mi
Independence MountainW 265°2,966 m11.2 mi
George PeakS 184°2,916 m21.8 mi
Black Pine PeakESE 109°2,845 m17.9 mi
Mount HarrisonNW 305°2,745 m12.9 mi
Graham PeakWSW 248°2,684 m14.7 mi
Pomerelle PeakNW 310°2,670.658 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:14
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:2017:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273138445260686758473527
Precip in0.70.40.81.01.50.60.70.90.90.80.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652465

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