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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.73738, -116.91763

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakNE 38°2,556 m21.3 mi
Cinnabar MountainNE 39°2,514 m21.0 mi
Turntable MountainNE 35°2,468 m21.2 mi
War Eagle MountainNNE 30°2,451 m21.5 mi
Quicksilver MountainNE 45°2,447 m20.5 mi
Sawpit PeakNNE 27°2,349 m19.7 mi
Florida MountainNNE 23°2,337 m20.9 mi
China ButteNNE 33°2,272 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2320:00
June solstice06:1020:4721:30
September equinox07:3619:0919:47
December solstice08:1616:3217:17

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135405058706961483528

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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