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Rough Mountain

Rough Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rough Mountain rises to 2,080 m in Idaho. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2080 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03629, -115.92898

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Teds Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 5.4 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Rough Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pennsylvania HillSSW 200°2,751 m21.9 mi
Merritt MountainSSE 159°2,672 m12.4 mi
Tennessee MountainSE 141°2,535 m21.4 mi
Hicks MountainSE 141°2,491 m8.7 mi
Fly HeadSSW 208°2,432 m19.2 mi
Copper MountainSSE 149°2,406 m8.1 mi
Ungina WongoSSW 212°2,379 m16.8 mi
Alder MountainSE 132°2,336 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282834394856656455443326
Precip in1.41.11.92.52.31.40.50.30.91.11.51.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge 7 N, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652616

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