Star Mountain
Star Mountain rises to 1,861 m in Idaho. Mount Pend Oreille stands 2,056 m to the south-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,861 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 26.9 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 18 mi
- Popsicle Bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Timber Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Roberts Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Calder Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 11.1 mi
- Troy City Park: 11.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
- Georgia Mae Plaza: 15.1 mi
- Yaak Falls: 14.1 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 17.0 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 18.8 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 17.1 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 23.5 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 23.9 mi
- Troy Museum: 11.4 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 15.1 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 17.0 mi
- Ross Point: 23.7 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 7.5 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Leslie Springs: 18.6 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Star Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pend Oreille | SSW 199° | 2,056 m | 7.5 mi |
| Glad Peak | S 174° | 2,054 m | 11.7 mi |
| Clifty Mountain | NNW 326° | 2,041 m | 8.0 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | SE 138° | 2,038 m | 2.3 mi |
| Newton Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,990 m | 14.2 mi |
| Benning Mountain | S 172° | 1,988 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Willard | SSW 203° | 1,987 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pulpit Mountain | E 87° | 1,982 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 21:01 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:57 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391359 — Star Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658983
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