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Spades Mountain

Spades Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spades Mountain rises to 1,529 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the north, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 33 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79546, -116.56852

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 6.0 mi
  • Honeysuckle Beach: 9.1 mi
  • McCall Park: 9.6 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 9.8 mi
  • Finucane Park: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Timber Terror: 10.0 mi
  • Tremors: 10.0 mi
  • Cork Screw: 10.1 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 10.6 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 12.9 mi
  • City Beach: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 11.9 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 13.2 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 15.2 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 15.0 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Spades Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Chilco MountainN 9°1,724 m5.3 mi
Chilco MountainNNE 15°1,710 m6.9 mi
Skitwish PeakSSE 149°1,629 m7.6 mi
Faset PeakNE 47°1,601 m14.5 mi
Jackknife PeakNE 42°1,599 m8.6 mi
Bernard PeakN 9°1,566 m9.8 mi
Green MountainNNE 30°1,565 m15.4 mi
Monument MountainSE 129°1,553 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:49
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3315:0415:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391090 — Spades Mountain, Kootenai County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658908

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