Sunset Mountain
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
- 2,393 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Peak: 4.7 mi
- Freeman Peak: 4.7 mi
- Wilson Peak: 7.0 mi
- Stargaze Point: 8.2 mi
- Jackson Peak: 10.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Ribbon Tree: 10.5 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 10.5 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 10.5 mi
- Big Falls: 12.2 mi
- Rocky Bar: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Sunset Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,965 m | 19.5 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,880 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tackobe Mountain | E 81° | 2,825 m | 24.0 mi |
| North Goat Peak | ENE 69° | 2,734 m | 16.1 mi |
| West Warrior Peak | E 95° | 2,719 m | 17.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,699 m | 15.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,686 m | 15.4 mi |
| Shephard Peak | ENE 72° | 2,683 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:21 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659084
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