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Silver Dome

Silver Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Dome rises to 1,944 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 3.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.88990, -115.76791

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Fish Creek Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 16.6 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 16.8 mi
  • Stites City Park: 17.2 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Freds Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Peter Ready Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 12.3 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Silver Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PoleSSE 166°2,683 m17.2 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 204°2,551 m19.4 mi
Buffalo HumpS 170°2,539 m18.9 mi
Baking Powder MountainS 179°2,310 m13.7 mi
Twentymile ButteS 175°2,212 m12.3 mi
Tenmile HillS 169°2,209 m13.8 mi
Pilot KnobENE 69°2,171 m3.1 mi
Moose ButteSE 136°2,168 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:56
June solstice04:5319:5220:38
September equinox06:3118:0318:42
December solstice07:2215:1116:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541475661707061503831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kooskia 5 SSE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658725

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