Stripe Mountain
Stripe Mountain rises to 2,735 m in Idaho. Cottonwood Butte stands 2,841 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thirteen Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Stripe Mountain is the highest point in both the South Clearwater Mountains and the Clearwater Mountains as a whole, part of the Bitterroot Range and Rocky Mountains in the panhandle of Idaho in the Western United States. Its summit is at an elevation of 9,001 ft (2,744 m) and the mountain's ridgeline forms the boundary of Idaho County and Lemhi County. The Idaho County portion of the mountain lies within the Bitterroot National Forest and the Lemhi County portion of the mountain lies within the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and the entirety of the mountain lies within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.
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Wikidata Q7624105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2735 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Thirteen Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Waugh Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Eakin Point: 2.2 mi
- Lost Packer Peak: 2.5 mi
- Swet Point: 2.7 mi
- Table Spring: 10.4 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 11.1 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 11.7 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 13.9 mi
- Quaking Aspen Springs: 14.2 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 5.7 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.0 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 23.1 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 13.7 mi
- The Drop-off: 20.5 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 20.5 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
- Blue Joint Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Stripe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Butte | S 183° | 2,841 m | 15.6 mi |
| Twin Peak | S 176° | 2,816 m | 16.7 mi |
| Thirteen Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,739 m | 1.2 mi |
| Farrow Mountain | S 189° | 2,723 m | 17.5 mi |
| Salmon Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,698 m | 7.8 mi |
| Waugh Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,683 m | 1.6 mi |
| Lost Packer Peak | SSW 203° | 2,639 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mist Peak | E 84° | 2,626 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:09 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659037
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