Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 1,366 m in Idaho. Roman Nose stands 2,201 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jay Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1366 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 13 mi
- Popsicle Bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jay Peak: 1.6 mi
- Elmira Peak: 2.7 mi
- Wylie Knob: 3.0 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Twentymile Peak: 5.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Pack River Flats Refuge: 12.0 mi
- Oden Bay Game Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Boundary County Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hunt Falls: 20.8 mi
- Yaak Falls: 24.4 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 18.7 mi
- Troy Museum: 22.4 mi
- City Beach: 17.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 18.2 mi
- Leslie Springs: 18.2 mi
- Benton Spring: 20.8 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 11.0 mi
- Uleda Point: 17.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.8 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 19.8 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Indian Rock: 24.5 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Nose | NW 310° | 2,201 m | 13.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 308° | 2,155 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Roothaan | WNW 296° | 2,123 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hunt Peak | WNW 284° | 2,119 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock Middle Cairn | WNW 298° | 2,092 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bottleneck Peak | NW 314° | 2,067 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | SE 124° | 2,056 m | 11.0 mi |
| Glad Peak | SE 130° | 2,054.352 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 20:02 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 14:59 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398092 — Sand Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663753
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