Sheephorn Mountain
Sheephorn Mountain rises to 2,474 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2474 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 3.0 mi
- King Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Degan Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Wards Butte: 6.2 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 22.0 mi
- City Park: 22.3 mi
- Town Square Park: 22.4 mi
- Island Park: 22.5 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 23.1 mi
- Red Point: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.5 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 17.6 mi
- McNabbs Point: 20.9 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 22.5 mi
- Leesburg: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheephorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | ESE 122° | 3,346 m | 13.1 mi |
| May Mountain | SE 137° | 3,309 m | 18.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | SE 130° | 3,209 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | SE 128° | 3,168 m | 24.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 272° | 3,041 m | 6.1 mi |
| Woods Peak | WSW 243° | 2,963 m | 12.3 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | WSW 238° | 2,931 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sal Mountain | NE 53° | 2,915 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658648
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