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Sheep Horn Mountain

Sheep Horn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Horn Mountain rises to 2,517 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 48 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04186, -114.95232

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 6
  • Warm Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Stub Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Table Spring: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Sunflower Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Veil Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Sheep Horn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireENE 62°3,075 m19.4 mi
Aggipah MountainENE 63°2,997 m17.2 mi
Red Peak BenchmarkSW 226°2,917.24 m17.4 mi
Wilson MountainENE 79°2,914 m16.3 mi
Mormon MountainESE 118°2,902 m3.9 mi
Red PeakSW 223°2,885.85 m17.0 mi
Two Point PeakSSE 147°2,855 m4.4 mi
Shellrock PeakS 173°2,855 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:52
June solstice04:5419:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1316:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390235 — Sheep Horn Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658609

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