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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,052 m in Idaho. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rimrock, a peak 4.8 miles away. Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5605900.

Wikidata Q49069830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,052 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.89518, -116.82131

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Volunteer Park: 5.4 mi
  • Spirit Lake City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Bill Boggs Memorial Field: 5.5 mi
  • Rathdrum Mountain Lower Park: 6.2 mi
  • Athol City Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 11
  • Timber Terror: 5.2 mi
  • Tremors: 5.2 mi
  • Cork Screw: 5.3 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 9.7 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 12.7 mi
  • Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 12.7 mi
  • McKenzie Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
  • Fernan Lake Natural Area: 16.0 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 6
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
  • Westwood Historical Society: 6.7 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 8.7 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 15.3 mi
  • Pend Oreille County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Preston Beach: 10.9 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 15.2 mi
  • City Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Silver Beach: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 13.0 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Mirabeau Springs: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneW1,784 m13.7 mi
South Chilco MountainE1,724 m12.7 mi
Chilco MountainE1,710 m13.5 mi
Mount Kit CarsonW1,600 m15.0 mi
Jackknife PeakE1,599 m17.5 mi
Beauty MountainW1,587 m14.2 mi
Quartz MountainW1,572 m12.1 mi
Bernard PeakENE1,566 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1919:00
June solstice04:4920:0220:51
September equinox06:3518:0618:47
December solstice07:3515:0415:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389660 — Round Mountain, Kootenai County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658437

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