Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 3,325 m in Idaho. The Devils Bedstead East stands 3,616 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowery Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Sheep Mountain is a mountain in Custer County, Idaho, in the Boulder Mountains. At 3326m high, it is the 17th tallest peak with at least 500m of prominence in Idaho.
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Wikidata Q49072909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,325 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galena Summit Overlook · 23 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowery Peak: 1.0 mi
- Hunter Creek Summit: 7.5 mi
- Meridian Peak: 8.4 mi
- Herd Peak: 8.6 mi
- Cardiac Peak: 10.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 13.6 mi
- Crown Point: 18.0 mi
- Bartlett Point: 20.4 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 21.1 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Bayhorse: 23.2 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Devils Bedstead East | SSE 150° | 3,616 m | 21.1 mi |
| Castle Peak | W 262° | 3,603 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SSW 192° | 3,561 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kent Peak | S 189° | 3,555 m | 12.1 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SSW 210° | 3,536 m | 12.1 mi |
| Calkens Peak | WNW 286° | 3,509 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lee Peak | WNW 281° | 3,458 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | W 274° | 3,445 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:41 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390239 — Sheep Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658615
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