Roots Knob
Roots Knob rises to 2,129 m in Idaho. Goat Mountain stands 2,929 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dismal Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,129 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dismal Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Grass Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Runaway Point: 4.2 mi
- Cabin Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Cold Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 4.6 mi
- Table Spring: 6.3 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 7.5 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 11.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 16.1 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Veil Falls: 19.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- McFadden Point: 18.2 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 18.9 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 19.8 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.5 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 15.3 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Roots Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,929 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | ESE 108° | 2,841 m | 10.0 mi |
| Twin Peak | ESE 110° | 2,816 m | 12.4 mi |
| Thirteen Mountain | NE 39° | 2,739 m | 17.4 mi |
| Stripe Mountain | NE 40° | 2,735 m | 16.2 mi |
| Papoose Peak | SE 135° | 2,728 m | 12.0 mi |
| Farrow Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,723 m | 9.1 mi |
| Waugh Mountain | NE 41° | 2,683 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658402
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