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Stripe Mountain

Stripe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.51325, -114.77454

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 13
  • 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
Parks: 3
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Barth Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood ButteS 183°2,841 m15.6 mi
Twin PeakS 176°2,816 m16.7 mi
Thirteen MountainNNE 28°2,739 m1.2 mi
Farrow MountainS 189°2,723 m17.5 mi
Salmon MountainNNW 337°2,698 m7.8 mi
Waugh MountainSSW 213°2,683 m1.6 mi
Lost Packer PeakSSW 203°2,639 m2.5 mi
Mist PeakE 84°2,626 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4620:32
September equinox06:2717:5918:38
December solstice07:1715:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659037

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