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Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Mountain rises to 2,484 m in Idaho. Steel Mountain stands 2,965 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2483.51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.69731, -115.49968

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 8
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • John B. Brogan Park: 19.0 mi
  • Naylor Park: 19.0 mi
  • Macks Creek Park: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steel MountainENE 69°2,965 m9.7 mi
Flat Top MountainNE 50°2,946 m23.7 mi
Nahneke MountainNE 53°2,921 m22.7 mi
Nahneke Mountain WestNE 52°2,915 m22.4 mi
Scenic PeakNE 51°2,912 m23.2 mi
Gunsight PeakE 90°2,893 m21.4 mi
Trinity MountainSSE 152°2,880 m7.7 mi
Greylock MountainENE 63°2,854 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0120:4421:28
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1316:2117:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425158666556453324
Precip in3.21.92.31.62.11.10.30.40.81.52.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho City, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13260663217

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