Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,919 m in Idaho. Mount Breitenbach stands 3,700 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Flat Top, a peak 2.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States (43°46'50"N, 113°35'10"W).
Wikidata Q49072907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,919 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Flat Top: 2.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.1 mi
- White Knob Mountains: 5.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Reserve Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 9.2 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 17.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 23.4 mi
- Lava Field: 25.0 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 9.3 mi
- Moore City Park: 11.4 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 12.3 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 17.4 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 17.4 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Bartlett Point: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Breitenbach | NNW 348° | 3,700 m | 20.1 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | N 349° | 3,681 m | 18.4 mi |
| USGS Peak | N 1° | 3,652 m | 16.1 mi |
| Far Away Mountain | N 354° | 3,636 m | 18.4 mi |
| Paragon Peak | N 351° | 3,591 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount McCaleb | N 358° | 3,561 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | W 273° | 3,540 m | 20.2 mi |
| Smiley Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,508 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658613
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