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The Saddle

The Saddle, seen from above at true elevation

The Saddle rises to 2,112 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 19 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23964, -111.70912

112 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Blacktail Park: 18.4 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 18.7 mi
  • Sandy Downs Park: 20.1 mi
  • Peterson Park: 20.2 mi
  • Eagles Homestead Park: 20.5 mi
Peaks: 41
Artworks: 13
  • Not Even Once: 22.6 mi
  • Alpenglow II: 24.0 mi
  • Apple Blossoms: 24.0 mi
  • East-Side: 24.0 mi
  • Self Portrait: Born Under the Sign of Gemini: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Idaho Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Moulton Gardens: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caribou MountainESE 117°2,986 m22.5 mi
Big Elk MountainE 91°2,881 m21.9 mi
Little Elk MountainE 95°2,672 m19.6 mi
Red PeakENE 71°2,658 m21.0 mi
Flag KnollENE 75°2,346 m11.8 mi
Congress KnobENE 72°2,280 m23.7 mi
Limerock MountainSSE 162°2,276 m16.6 mi
Point LookoutNE 42°2,271 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:4820:2821:11
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice07:5716:0816:55

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404957656455433122
Precip in1.81.21.41.62.21.40.80.91.41.41.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 16 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 395898 — The Saddle, Bingham County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661036

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