Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain rises to 2,661 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Missouri Ridge, a peak 2.9 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States
Wikidata Q49079140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2661 m
How to reach it
- 62.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Missouri Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Cinnabar Peak: 3.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 4.3 mi
- Rainbow Peak: 4.4 mi
- Pyramid Point: 4.6 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Cox Point: 9.3 mi
- McFadden Point: 14.1 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 21.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 8.8 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 15.1 mi
- Soldier Spring: 25.0 mi
- The Outpost: 8.7 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 8.8 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Sugar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | SSE 160° | 2,951 m | 13.9 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | SE 144° | 2,917.24 m | 8.9 mi |
| Red Peak | SE 141° | 2,885.85 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | E 98° | 2,842.26 m | 4.4 mi |
| Red Ridge | SE 126° | 2,840.74 m | 9.8 mi |
| Center Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,835 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Pinnacles | NNW 340° | 2,826.41 m | 4.3 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SSE 150° | 2,816.35 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659054
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