Slate Mountain
Slate Mountain rises to 2,112 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2112 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Springs Nature Area: 2.2 mi
- Pocatello Game Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Pocatello Elk Refuge: 4.6 mi
- Edson Fichter Nature Area: 5.1 mi
- Constitution Park: 6.1 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rock Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Wild Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Kinport Peak: 4.6 mi
- Indian Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Clean: 7.5 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 7.9 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 23.6 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 12.4 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 14.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 16.7 mi
- Bronco Beach: 18.0 mi
- The ISU "I": 7.6 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 7.8 mi
- McDougall Field: 12.2 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 21.3 mi
- The Bull: 23.5 mi
- High Dive: 23.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Dempsey: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | E 87° | 2,812 m | 15.1 mi |
| Snow Peak | E 90° | 2,777 m | 15.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 99° | 2,748 m | 16.6 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | NE 54° | 2,724 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NE 45° | 2,685 m | 19.6 mi |
| Deep Creek Peak | SSW 210° | 2,664 m | 22.3 mi |
| Scout Mountain | SE 137° | 2,647 m | 6.9 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | SE 146° | 2,638 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:14 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocatello City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390566 — Slate Mountain, Bannock County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658767
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 9 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 13 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 23 mi
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