Steel Mountain
Steel Mountain rises to 2,965 m in Idaho. Glens Peak stands 3,065 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is James Creek Summit, a peak 3.6 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Steel Mountain is the highest point in Boise National Forest and the second highest point in the Boise Mountains at an elevation of 9,730 feet (2,970 m). It is located 17.08 miles (27.49 km) from Two Point Mountain, the highest point in the range and its line parent, giving it a prominence of 2,188 feet (667 m).
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Wikidata Q18679683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2965 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- James Creek Summit: 3.6 mi
- Horse Ranch Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Scotch Benchmark: 5.0 mi
- Cayuse Point: 6.6 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 11.0 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 11.3 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Smith Falls: 22.3 mi
- Fern Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rocky Bar: 4.2 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 22.5 mi
- Elk Point: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Steel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Peak | NE 47° | 3,065 m | 20.7 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | E 92° | 3,061 m | 17.0 mi |
| Plummer Peak | NE 41° | 3,041 m | 18.3 mi |
| North Raker | NNE 31° | 3,039 m | 20.2 mi |
| Alpine Creek Lakes Peak | NE 53° | 3,037 m | 20.3 mi |
| Benedict Peak | NE 41° | 3,027 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mattingly Peak | ENE 57° | 3,022 m | 18.6 mi |
| South Raker | NNE 33° | 3,011 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho City, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658991
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