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South Putnam Mountain

South Putnam Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.91353, -112.13025

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 32
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 4
  • The ISU "I": 15.6 mi
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 16.5 mi
  • McDougall Field: 21.0 mi
  • Cami: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonneville PeakS 183°2,812 m10.4 mi
Snow PeakS 182°2,777 m11.2 mi
Haystack MountainS 177°2,748 m13.8 mi
Mount PutnamNNW 327°2,685 m3.2 mi
Scout MountainSW 214°2,647 m19.6 mi
Old Tom MountainSSW 206°2,638 m22.2 mi
Petticoat PeakSSE 154°2,418 m19.8 mi
Indian MountainSW 223°2,223 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:41
June solstice05:5120:2821:12
September equinox07:1718:5019:28
December solstice07:5716:1216:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140465564737262493727
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.51.10.60.81.21.11.01.2

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

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