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Spot Mountain

Spot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spot Mountain rises to 2,440 m in Idaho. Salmon Mountain stands 2,698 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.78714, -114.85510

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cold Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 20.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.0 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 16.9 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Barth Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salmon MountainS 176°2,698 m11.8 mi
Watchtower PeakE 80°2,663 m16.8 mi
Goat MountainS 173°2,596 m12.6 mi
Mount PalomaNE 45°2,544 m16.8 mi
Indian HillE 89°2,528 m15.0 mi
Indian HillE 89°2,524 m15.0 mi
Center MountainSSW 213°2,510 m16.7 mi
Sabe MountainSSW 204°2,507 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5019:4820:34
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834394755616053413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658933

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