Sponge Mountain
Sponge Mountain rises to 2,234 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2234 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Long Lake Point: 2.1 mi
- End Butte: 2.4 mi
- Greystone Butte: 3.9 mi
- Gold Hill: 4.6 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 7.0 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 9.1 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 9.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 14.3 mi
- Parsons Spring: 10.9 mi
- High Spring: 11.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.9 mi
- Diablo Spring: 23.5 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 23.6 mi
- Colgate Licks: 11.9 mi
- Tom Beal Park: 19.5 mi
- Kube Park: 20.8 mi
- 155 fishing/swimming hole: 17.3 mi
- Selway Falls: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Sponge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,436 m | 12.2 mi |
| East Peak | SSW 194° | 2,391 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SSW 213° | 2,324 m | 12.5 mi |
| McConnell Mountain | E 84° | 2,259 m | 9.7 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | S 171° | 2,254 m | 0.4 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,254 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gedney Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,248 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Crags | SSW 197° | 2,243 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:50 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:06 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powell, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658927
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