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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 91 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2585 m
How to reach it
- 91.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
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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