Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 3,311 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,311 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Big Windy Peak: 3.4 mi
- Gilmore Summit: 3.9 mi
- Trail Peak: 4.1 mi
- Portland Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 19.2 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 21.9 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 7.6 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 9.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SSE 149° | 3,719 m | 20.0 mi |
| Scott Peak | E 96° | 3,468 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | WNW 294° | 3,439 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,431 m | 11.6 mi |
| Webber Peak | E 98° | 3,409 m | 23.4 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,354 m | 12.8 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | ENE 75° | 3,347 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NW 320° | 3,303 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390240 — Sheep Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658619
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