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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
2698 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 16.6 miles of Salmon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSSE 149°2,739 m7.1 mi
Stripe MountainSSE 157°2,735 m7.8 mi
Waugh MountainSSE 166°2,683 m8.8 mi
Lost Packer PeakSSE 168°2,639 m9.7 mi
Mist PeakESE 119°2,626 m12.9 mi
Blue JointESE 106°2,614 m13.3 mi
Goat MountainSE 141°2,596 m0.9 mi
Swet PointS 177°2,591 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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