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Silver Mountain

Silver Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Mountain rises to 1,990 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Boundary County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1990 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.96466, -116.74689

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • American Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Priest Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 19.9 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 19.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 10.7 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Silver Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointSE 133°2,350 m12.0 mi
Parker PeakSE 131°2,332 m9.6 mi
Smith PeakSSE 159°2,325 m9.7 mi
Fisher PeakSE 125°2,312 m11.7 mi
Hulme PeakN 355°2,277 m16.0 mi
Snowy TopW 280°2,248 m11.0 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 152°2,231 m12.0 mi
Gypsy PeakW 266°2,226 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1819:00
June solstice04:4420:0520:55
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3915:5716:53

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390451 — Silver Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658737

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