Scott Mountain
Scott Mountain rises to 2,486 m in Idaho. Wolf Mountain stands 2,699 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Creek Rocks, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,486 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Lightning Creek Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Pyle Creek Point: 5.1 mi
- Gallagher Peak: 5.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Trail Creek Summit: 8.8 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 10.2 mi
- Grimes Monument: 11.3 mi
- Jim Thorton Plaza: 18.2 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 23.7 mi
- Naylor Park: 24.5 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 10.2 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 24.6 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 24.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 8.3 mi
- Big Falls: 8.6 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 22.0 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,699 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,654 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rice Peak | NNE 19° | 2,650 m | 23.8 mi |
| Telephone Ridge | NNE 18° | 2,581 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNE 17° | 2,562 m | 22.4 mi |
| Whitehawk Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,550 m | 14.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | NW 314° | 2,506 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pilgrim Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,497 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garden Valley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390048 — Scott Mountain, Boise County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658564
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