Sunset Cone
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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
- 1,947 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Bottolfsen Park: 17.4 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 18.3 mi
- Moore City Park: 20.9 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 17.3 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Strode Spring: 23.2 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 23.8 mi
- Lava Point: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Sunset Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Mountain | NW 323° | 3,508 m | 20.0 mi |
| Alcyone Peak | NW 319° | 3,420 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pion Peak | NW 307° | 3,275 m | 17.1 mi |
| Scorpion Mountain | NW 306° | 3,170 m | 19.5 mi |
| Blizzard Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,839 m | 5.5 mi |
| Miller Peak | NNW 340° | 2,605 m | 18.2 mi |
| Timbered Dome | N 7° | 2,538 m | 10.1 mi |
| Reserve Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,526 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653011
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