Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 2,730 m in Idaho. USGS Peak stands 3,652 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is White Knob Mountains, a peak 1.2 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,729.79 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- White Knob Mountains: 1.2 mi
- Lupine Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Shelly Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Redbird Mountain: 3.4 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 9.8 mi
- Moore City Park: 18.0 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 18.6 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 23.4 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 9.7 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 23.5 mi
- Bartlett Point: 19.9 mi
- The Nose: 23.8 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 23.3 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Birch Springs: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| USGS Peak | NNE 24° | 3,652 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Fin | W 267° | 3,627 m | 15.5 mi |
| Standhope Peak | W 269° | 3,616 m | 15.2 mi |
| Brocky Peak | W 263° | 3,609 m | 16.7 mi |
| Altair Peak | W 271° | 3,604 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | W 277° | 3,577 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount McCaleb | NNE 23° | 3,561 m | 15.5 mi |
| Andromeda Peak | W 274° | 3,542 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389659 — Round Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658434
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