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Salmon Mountain

Salmon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Salmon Mountain rises to 2,698 m in Idaho. Thirteen Mountain stands 2,739 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.61690, -114.83687

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
  • Sheep Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Cold Springs: 16.3 mi
  • Table Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 5.6 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.3 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Barth Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Salmon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSSE2,739 m7.1 mi
Stripe MountainSSE2,735 m7.8 mi
Waugh MountainSSE2,683 m8.8 mi
Lost Packer PeakSSE2,639 m9.7 mi
Mist PeakESE2,626 m12.9 mi
Blue JointESE2,614 m13.3 mi
Goat MountainSE2,596 m0.9 mi
Swet PointS2,591 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389854 — Salmon Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658517

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