Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,380 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Plummer Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,380 m
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Square Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Marble Butte: 2.6 mi
- Ace Butte: 3.1 mi
- North Butte: 4.1 mi
- Hanover Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 4.2 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 11.9 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 14.1 mi
- Freds Spring: 15.8 mi
- Martin Spring: 18.5 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Cotter Bar: 22.6 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 23.9 mi
- Music Bar: 19.5 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 22.0 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 23.6 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 23.9 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 24.5 mi
- Plummer Point: 1.2 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 5.0 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 21.7 mi
- City Park: 24.9 mi
- Florence: 9.9 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | ENE 60° | 2,683 m | 9.6 mi |
| Marshall Fin | S 178° | 2,579 m | 15.6 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | S 178° | 2,571 m | 14.1 mi |
| Oregon Butte | ESE 113° | 2,565 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 316° | 2,551 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mineral Hill | E 85° | 2,550 m | 9.2 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | ENE 69° | 2,539 m | 8.1 mi |
| Concord Hill | E 90° | 2,521 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:13 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 27 | 18 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390243 — Sheep Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658628
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