Sinker Mountain
Sinker Mountain rises to 1,955 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Churchill Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 104 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1955 m
How to reach it
- 104.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Churchill Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Jack Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Burpee Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Vitta Point: 5.0 mi
- Big Creek Point: 5.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 14.7 mi
- Sheep Spring: 14.8 mi
- Quartz Spring: 17.6 mi
- Soldier Spring: 18.3 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 20.1 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 10.2 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 12.8 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 18.8 mi
- Plummer Point: 21.1 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.7 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 20.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Sinker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | WNW 286° | 2,683 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sheepeater Mountain | S 169° | 2,585 m | 14.0 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WSW 250° | 2,565 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mineral Hill | W 270° | 2,550 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sheep Hill | E 90° | 2,546 m | 15.0 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | W 279° | 2,539 m | 14.6 mi |
| Concord Hill | W 267° | 2,521 m | 14.5 mi |
| Shining Butte | W 262° | 2,520 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397167 — Sinker Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662556
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