Scout Mountain
Scout Mountain rises to 2,647 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Tom Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2647 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Springs Nature Area: 5.6 mi
- Indian Rocks State Park: 6.8 mi
- Pocatello Game Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Skyline Park: 9.3 mi
- Edson Fichter Nature Area: 10.3 mi
- Old Tom Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Slate Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Museum of Clean: 13.5 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 14.0 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 17.5 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 19.0 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 20.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 23.4 mi
- Bronco Beach: 24.9 mi
- The ISU "I": 13.3 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 13.8 mi
- McDougall Field: 18.9 mi
- High Dive: 17.2 mi
- The Bull: 17.4 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Dempsey: 18.2 mi
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | ENE 60° | 2,812 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | ESE 117° | 2,789 m | 24.2 mi |
| Snow Peak | ENE 64° | 2,777 m | 11.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,748 m | 12.0 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | NE 34° | 2,724 m | 19.6 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | S 178° | 2,703 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NNE 26° | 2,685 m | 21.1 mi |
| Wakley Peak | S 172° | 2,684 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:14 | 16:59 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccammon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390053 — Scout Mountain, Bannock County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658571
Day trips start here
- Southeastern Idaho · 10 mi
- Pocatello · 15 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 17 mi
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