Sheepeater Mountain
Sheepeater Mountain rises to 2,585 m in Idaho. Mount Eldridge stands 2,803 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sheepeater Point, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,585 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sheepeater Point: 2.6 mi
- Lemhi Point: 3.9 mi
- Painter Point: 5.7 mi
- Burnt Knob: 6.2 mi
- Horse Heaven: 6.2 mi
- Quartz Spring: 5.8 mi
- Soldier Spring: 5.9 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 14.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 16.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 18.4 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 14.5 mi
- McFadden Point: 15.2 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 21.0 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 22.7 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 18.4 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 24.8 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 6.1 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Sheepeater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Eldridge | S 191° | 2,803 m | 17.6 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,762 m | 18.9 mi |
| Wolf Fang Peak | SSW 193° | 2,741 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | S 187° | 2,670 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chicken Peak | SSW 200° | 2,642 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dead Mule Peak | SSE 154° | 2,610 m | 10.7 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WNW 300° | 2,565 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NE 42° | 2,546 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:48 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663777
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