South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 2,361 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jims Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
Wikidata Q49075934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2361 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jims Peak: 3.2 mi
- Sagebrush Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Coyote Point: 6.8 mi
- Red Hill: 8.2 mi
- Juniper Point: 8.3 mi
- Three Forks Rim: 16.5 mi
- Three Forks Rim: 17.6 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 23.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 24.5 mi
- De Lamar: 20.3 mi
- Silver City: 21.5 mi
- Ruby City: 22.0 mi
- Dewey: 22.4 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 18.1 mi
- Three Forks Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | NE 38° | 2,556 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | NE 39° | 2,514 m | 21.0 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | NE 35° | 2,468 m | 21.2 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,451 m | 21.5 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | NE 45° | 2,447 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | NNE 27° | 2,349 m | 19.7 mi |
| Florida Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,337 m | 20.9 mi |
| China Butte | NNE 33° | 2,272 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:47 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:32 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver City 5 W, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1934580 — South Mountain, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358669156
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