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Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Mountain rises to 3,295 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyler Peak, a peak 3.6 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 10 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

Saddle Mountain is a mountain in Butte County, Idaho, located in the Lemhi Range. At 3296m, it is the 18th tallest peak in Idaho with at least 500m of topographical prominence.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49070666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3294.888 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.93731, -112.95460

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Cliffs: 5
  • Reno Point: 11.5 mi
  • Sea of Joy: 16.1 mi
  • Gateway Rock: 16.1 mi
  • Watch Tower: 16.2 mi
  • Rock of Ages: 16.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Howe Park: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Moore City Park: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond PeakNNW 336°3,718.865 m15.5 mi
Bell MountainNNW 330°3,431 m23.9 mi
Tyler PeakN 351°3,273.552 m3.6 mi
Sunset PeakW 278°3,260 m20.8 mi
Mormon Gulch PeakNNW 341°3,258.312 m5.8 mi
Meadow PeakNNW 336°3,240.938 m23.9 mi
King MountainSW 235°3,235 m19.3 mi
Copper MountainNNE 20°3,130 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0619:44
June solstice05:5020:3521:19
September equinox07:2018:5319:31
December solstice08:0416:1016:57

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336455461696757453121
Precip in0.60.30.60.81.21.00.40.40.50.60.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howe, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658486

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