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South Chilco Mountain

South Chilco Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Chilco Mountain rises to 1,724 m in Idaho. Packsaddle Mountain stands 1,945 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chilco Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1724 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87129, -116.54964

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 7.9 mi
  • Athol City Park: 8.9 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 12.3 mi
  • Bill Boggs Memorial Field: 12.5 mi
  • Honeysuckle Beach: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Timber Terror: 7.7 mi
  • Cork Screw: 7.8 mi
  • Tremors: 7.8 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 13.7 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 17.5 mi
  • City Beach: 17.6 mi
Museums: 4
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 14.5 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 16.5 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 17.5 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 18.4 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of South Chilco Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packsaddle MountainNE 39°1,945 m14.2 mi
Chilco MountainNNE 33°1,710 m1.7 mi
Powder MountainNE 53°1,639 m14.9 mi
Skitwish PeakSSE 166°1,629 m12.1 mi
Faset PeakENE 64°1,601 m10.8 mi
Jackknife PeakENE 76°1,599 m5.0 mi
Bernard PeakN 9°1,566 m4.5 mi
Green MountainNE 40°1,565 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:50
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3415:0315:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390859 — South Chilco Mountain, Kootenai County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658892

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