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Thor Mountain

Thor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thor Mountain rises to 1,944 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.16520, -115.57404

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 12.6 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Thor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle Sister PeakW 273°2,104 m3.8 mi
East Sister PeakW 264°2,090 m2.8 mi
West Sister PeakWNW 284°2,053 m4.5 mi
Snow PeakSSW 199°2,036 m8.7 mi
Quarles PeakNNE 13°1,993 m9.5 mi
Peggy PeakSE 143°1,975 m6.9 mi
Conrad PeakE 101°1,957 m5.2 mi
Trimmed Tree HillSW 217°1,943 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4720:5521:42
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2716:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659242

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