South Putnam Mountain
South Putnam Mountain rises to 2,724 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Putnam, a peak 3.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2724 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Skyline Park: 10.3 mi
- Sister City Park: 14.6 mi
- Indian Rocks State Park: 14.7 mi
- Constitution Park: 14.9 mi
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Mount Putnam: 3.2 mi
- Dare Peak: 7.8 mi
- Moonlight Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Bonneville Peak: 10.4 mi
- Snow Peak: 11.2 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Museum of Clean: 16.2 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 16.7 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 21.2 mi
- The ISU "I": 15.6 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 16.5 mi
- McDougall Field: 21.0 mi
- Cami: 23.1 mi
- Chesterfield: 12.0 mi
- Dempsey: 21.2 mi
- High Dive: 21.0 mi
- Eastern Idaho State Fair: 22.3 mi
- The Bull: 21.1 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Putnam Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | S 183° | 2,812 m | 10.4 mi |
| Snow Peak | S 182° | 2,777 m | 11.2 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 177° | 2,748 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NNW 327° | 2,685 m | 3.2 mi |
| Scout Mountain | SW 214° | 2,647 m | 19.6 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,638 m | 22.2 mi |
| Petticoat Peak | SSE 154° | 2,418 m | 19.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SW 223° | 2,223 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:12 | 16:58 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocatello 2 NE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391074 — South Putnam Mountain, Caribou County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658898
Day trips start here
- Southeastern Idaho · 11 mi
- Pocatello · 16 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 21 mi
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