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The Hat

The Hat, seen from above at true elevation

The Hat rises to 1,726 m in Idaho. Rough Mountain stands 2,148 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.4 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1726 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60434, -116.19538

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rough MountainNW 320°2,148 m13.8 mi
Clover MountainNW 309°2,093 m14.5 mi
Toy MountainNW 318°1,998 m23.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 313°1,966 m10.6 mi
Ant HillWNW 291°1,933 m15.0 mi
Crab Spring ButteSW 221°1,915 m5.7 mi
Doyle MountainNNW 329°1,878 m18.1 mi
Big Springs ButteWSW 236°1,869 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0820:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:2917:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048546270787667554335
Precip in1.00.50.70.71.20.60.10.10.30.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398233 — The Hat, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663892

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