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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
2,440 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 17.5 miles of Spot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salmon MountainS2,698 m11.8 mi
Watchtower PeakE2,663 m16.8 mi
Goat MountainS2,596 m12.6 mi
Mount PalomaNE2,544 m16.8 mi
Indian HillE2,524 m15.0 mi
Center MountainSSW2,510 m16.7 mi
Sabe MountainSSW2,507 m9.8 mi
Cooper PointENE2,497 m14.7 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 50–80 °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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