Shelly Mountain
Shelly Mountain rises to 3,438 m in Idaho. Lost River Mountain stands 3,681 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Redbird Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Shelly Mountain is a mountain in Custer County, Idaho, in the White Knob Mountains. At 3439 m (11,283 ft), it is the 13th highest peak with at least 500m of prominence in Idaho.
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Wikidata Q49073185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,437.53 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Redbird Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Lime Mountain: 1.7 mi
- White Knob Mountains: 2.2 mi
- Lupine Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cabin Mountain: 2.4 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 7.9 mi
- Moore City Park: 19.0 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 20.0 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 24.4 mi
- Bartlett Point: 17.6 mi
- The Nose: 21.1 mi
- Birch Springs: 21.8 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Shelly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,681 m | 15.3 mi |
| USGS Peak | NNE 29° | 3,652 m | 14.8 mi |
| Far Away Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,636 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Fin | WSW 257° | 3,627 m | 15.5 mi |
| Standhope Peak | W 259° | 3,616 m | 15.2 mi |
| Altair Peak | W 261° | 3,604 m | 14.2 mi |
| Paragon Peak | NNE 16° | 3,591 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | W 266° | 3,577 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658663
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