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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,629 m in Idaho. Cache Peak stands 3,136 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Strevell, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Cassia County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069824, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03186, -113.23388

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Rosevere Point: 9.6 mi
  • Heffalump: 23.2 mi
  • Fence Line - Northeast: 23.2 mi
  • Fence Line - Southwest: 23.2 mi
  • Fence Line - East: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 31
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • Hidden Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Right Fork Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Pine Creek Spring: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 16.8 mi
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 17.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Elba Park: 23.0 mi
  • Castle Rocks State Park: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stines Creek Picnic Area: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cache PeakWNW 296°3,136 m24.3 mi
Independence MountainWNW 296°2,966 m24.8 mi
George PeakSW 232°2,916 m16.1 mi
Black Pine PeakNE 43°2,845 m8.4 mi
War Eagle PeakNE 52°2,640 m8.6 mi
Mahogany PeaksWSW 240°2,540 m21.0 mi
Gunnel PeakENE 60°2,531.669 m6.3 mi
Black Pine ConeENE 69°2,432 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5820:3021:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:2017:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938445362727161483526
Precip in1.20.90.81.11.51.00.80.71.10.90.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosette, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389658 — Round Mountain, Cassia County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658430

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