South Loon Mountain
South Loon Mountain rises to 2,827 m in Idaho. North Loon Mountain stands 2,823 m to the north-northeast, 1.0 miles off. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 69 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2827 m
How to reach it
- 68.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Loon Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Storm Peak: 2.9 mi
- Victor Peak: 3.3 mi
- Rain Benchmark: 4.4 mi
- Split Creek Point: 5.2 mi
- Ponderosa State Park: 14.3 mi
- Ponderosa State Park: 14.3 mi
- Brown Park: 16.5 mi
- Wild Horse Park: 16.6 mi
- Big Chair Park: 16.6 mi
- Thinking Spot: 10.9 mi
- Thinking Spot: 10.9 mi
- Slick Rock: 10.9 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 12.2 mi
- Lightning Point: 12.3 mi
- North Beach: 11.6 mi
- North Beach: 11.7 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 12.0 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- The Outpost: 21.1 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 21.2 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 15.0 mi
- Shaws Spring: 17.4 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 4.5 mi
- Driessen Falls: 9.5 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of South Loon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Loon Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,823 m | 1.0 mi |
| Storm Peak | NW 320° | 2,751 m | 2.9 mi |
| Nick Peak | S 177° | 2,713 m | 11.5 mi |
| Parks Peak | ESE 104° | 2,692.3 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | WSW 242° | 2,668.524 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blackmare | SSE 167° | 2,659.08 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | SSW 197° | 2,646 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rainbow Ridge | ESE 109° | 2,645.97 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:16 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658895
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