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Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thunder Mountain rises to 2,612 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2612 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.95019, -115.13344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Warm Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Sunflower Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Veil Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Thunder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldySSW 200°2,951 m12.3 mi
Red Peak BenchmarkSSW 212°2,917.24 m6.8 mi
Mormon MountainENE 70°2,902 m13.1 mi
Red PeakSSW 204°2,885.85 m6.7 mi
Shellrock PeakE 87°2,855 m9.6 mi
Two Point PeakENE 77°2,855 m11.6 mi
Rainbow PeakW 280°2,842.26 m4.7 mi
Red RidgeSSW 193°2,840.74 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:53
June solstice05:5520:4621:31
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1616:1417:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937445260676658463324
Precip in1.41.21.21.41.71.60.80.71.01.31.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659266

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