South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 1,396 m in Idaho. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Maria, a peak 3.8 miles away. Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Boise County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49075932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,396 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Montour Park Campground: 4.1 mi
- Black Canyon Park: 7.9 mi
- Wild Rose Park: 8.9 mi
- Cobblestone Park: 9.1 mi
- Foothills Heritage Park: 12.6 mi
- Fly Cycles: 19.3 mi
- Takunekka: 19.3 mi
- The Rope Swing: 19.3 mi
- Aspens & Pines along the Boise River: 19.3 mi
- Radiate Positivity: 19.4 mi
- Mount Maria: 3.8 mi
- Regan Butte: 4.6 mi
- Timber Butte: 6.1 mi
- Crown Point: 6.6 mi
- Bread Loaf Rock: 7.3 mi
- Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 12.8 mi
- Baird Cabin: 15.1 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 23.0 mi
- Harry Morrison Dam Memorial Stone: 23.1 mi
- Old Boise Historic District Engraved Stone: 23.1 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 18.3 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 20.6 mi
- Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.2 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 21.3 mi
- Gem County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 22.3 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 23.3 mi
- Northwest Science Museum Vision Center: 23.5 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 24.2 mi
- Waterwheel Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 20.6 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 24.8 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 19.5 mi
- Branson Hollow: 23.1 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 20.1 mi
- Baldwin: 22.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | SE 146° | 2,308 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jackson Peak | E 82° | 2,234 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | ENE 79° | 2,221 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mores Mountain | SE 143° | 2,202 m | 14.4 mi |
| Doe Point | SSE 149° | 2,151 m | 16.4 mi |
| Deer Point | SSE 150° | 2,150 m | 16.3 mi |
| Garden Benchmark | NE 43° | 2,135 m | 16.4 mi |
| Packer John Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,134 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:48 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:23 | 17:11 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmett 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375167 — South Mountain, Boise County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652892
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- Boise · 24 mi
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