Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 1,618 m in Idaho. Crater Butte stands 1,979 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Choke Cherry Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 10.0 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,618 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 26.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Historic Monument Site of First Ferry: 10.4 mi
- Beaver Dick Park: 10.5 mi
- Aspen Acres DGC: 10.7 mi
- Aspen Acre's Disc Golf Course: 10.7 mi
- Agnes Remington Park: 11.0 mi
- Choke Cherry Hill: 0.2 mi
- Dead Horse Bowl: 0.5 mi
- Devil's Dune: 0.6 mi
- Ninemile Knoll: 2.0 mi
- Gerber Butte: 3.1 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 10.4 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Freedom Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Education Monument: 14.2 mi
- Teton Dam: 22.2 mi
- Legacy Flight Museum: 12.6 mi
- Romney Geology Museum: 14.1 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 20.8 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 10.1 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 16.4 mi
- Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Student Gardens: 14.6 mi
- Egin Bench: 8.5 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Butte | NNE 25° | 1,979 m | 21.8 mi |
| Freize Knoll | NNE 22° | 1,978 m | 23.5 mi |
| Blacks Knoll | NNE 19° | 1,972 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pine Butte | NNE 22° | 1,962 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cinder Butte | N 7° | 1,957 m | 23.8 mi |
| Split Butte | NNE 32° | 1,898 m | 23.0 mi |
| Service Butte | NE 35° | 1,894 m | 24.1 mi |
| West Butte | ENE 58° | 1,889 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rexburg Madison CO AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374896 — Sand Mountain, Jefferson County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652707
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