Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,256 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Buttes, a peak 2.0 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,256 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Three Buttes: 2.0 mi
- The Saddle: 3.2 mi
- Mollies Nipple: 4.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 21.3 mi
- Blacktail Park: 21.5 mi
- Hawthorn Park: 21.9 mi
- Sandy Downs Park: 23.2 mi
- Peterson Park: 23.4 mi
- Ozone: 16.7 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,986 m | 19.9 mi |
| Big Elk Mountain | E 83° | 2,881 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Elk Mountain | E 86° | 2,672 m | 18.0 mi |
| Red Peak | ENE 62° | 2,658 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,585 m | 24.5 mi |
| Poker Peak | E 83° | 2,565 m | 24.7 mi |
| Old Baldy Peak | ESE 103° | 2,537 m | 23.9 mi |
| Henry Peak | SE 144° | 2,526 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:08 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 16 SE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397152 — Sheep Mountain, Bingham County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662540
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