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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. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 14 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
1052 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.89518, -116.82131

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
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
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 10.9 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 15.2 mi
  • City Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 16.1 mi
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
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 18.7 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneW 278°1,784 m13.7 mi
South Chilco MountainE 97°1,724 m12.7 mi
Chilco MountainE 91°1,710 m13.5 mi
Mount Kit CarsonW 276°1,600 m15.0 mi
Jackknife PeakE 91°1,599 m17.5 mi
Beauty MountainW 277°1,587 m14.2 mi
Quartz MountainW 267°1,572 m12.1 mi
Bernard PeakENE 78°1,566 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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