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The Tongue

The Tongue, seen from above at true elevation

The Tongue rises to 1,471 m in Idaho. Juniper Mountain stands 2,062 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Owyhee Falls, a waterfall 4.9 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083046, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29322, -116.84818

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Owyhee Falls: 4.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Three Forks Hot Spring: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Juniper MountainN 358°2,062 m10.4 mi
Rough MountainNNE 23°1,906 m8.4 mi
Bald MountainNW 304°1,870 m7.2 mi
Big Springs ButteENE 58°1,869 m23.4 mi
The ButtesNW 321°1,807 m9.0 mi
Herds VNNW 335°1,798 m9.7 mi
Slack MountainNNE 26°1,780 m20.8 mi
Black ButteWSW 246°1,778 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2320:00
June solstice06:1220:4621:28
September equinox07:3619:0919:46
December solstice08:1416:3317:19

Local time (America/Boise).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663899

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