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Sunset Cone

Sunset Cone rises to 1,947 m in Idaho. Smiley Mountain stands 3,508 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Cone, a peak 1.2 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1947 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.46855, -113.56748

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grassy Cone: 1.2 mi
  • North Crater: 1.2 mi
  • Paisley Cone: 1.6 mi
  • Silent Cone: 1.7 mi
  • Big Craters: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Natural Arch: 3.9 mi
  • Lava Trees: 4.2 mi
  • Bridge of Tears: 9.3 mi
  • Snowdrift Crater: 9.3 mi
  • Bridge of the Moon: 10.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Bottolfsen Park: 17.4 mi
  • Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 18.3 mi
  • Moore City Park: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Sunset Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smiley MountainNW 323°3,507.64 m20.0 mi
Pion PeakNW 307°3,274.771 m17.1 mi
Scorpion MountainNW 306°3,170 m19.5 mi
Blizzard MountainWNW 292°2,838.602 m5.5 mi
Miller PeakNNW 340°2,605 m18.2 mi
Timbered DomeN 7°2,538 m10.1 mi
Reserve MountainNNW 342°2,526 m17.2 mi
Appendicitis HillNNE 19°2,428 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:47
June solstice05:5420:3621:19
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0516:1517:02

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162029384756656354402616
Precip in2.01.51.11.11.61.20.40.70.81.31.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Craters OF THE Moon, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653011

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