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Sunset Mountain

Sunset Mountain, a peak in Idaho
Sunset Mountain, a peak in IdahoWade Patrick · CC BY 3.0

Sunset Mountain rises to 2,393 m in Idaho. Steel Mountain stands 2,965 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Peak, a peak 4.7 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.89851, -115.64677

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 10
  • Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Pine Flats Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
Parks: 6
  • Naylor Park: 10.5 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 10.5 mi
  • Grimes Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Jim Thorton Plaza: 15.2 mi
  • Weilmunster Park: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Sunset Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steel MountainESE 123°2,965 m19.5 mi
Trinity MountainSSE 152°2,880 m23.4 mi
Bald MountainESE 117°2,837 m23.4 mi
Tackobe MountainE 81°2,825 m24.0 mi
North Goat PeakENE 69°2,734.056 m16.1 mi
West Warrior PeakE 95°2,719 m17.4 mi
Wolf MountainENE 59°2,699 m15.0 mi
Goat MountainENE 73°2,686 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:55
June solstice06:0120:4521:29
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1516:2117:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425158666556453324
Precip in3.21.92.31.62.11.10.30.40.81.52.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659084

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