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Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thunder Mountain rises to 2,259 m in Idaho. Cache Peak stands 3,136 m to the west-northwest, 2.6 miles off. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Thunder Mountain, at 7,455 feet (2,272 m) above sea level is a peak in the Albion Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Forest and Cassia County. It is located about 2.7 mi (4.3 km) southeast of Cache Peak.

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Wikidata Q7798996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17158, -113.61362

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Gila Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Fence Line - Northeast: 3.6 mi
  • Fence Line - Northwest: 3.6 mi
  • Heffalump: 3.6 mi
  • The Great Slab: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 29
Parks: 5
  • Castle Rocks State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Almo Park: 5.5 mi
  • Elba Park: 5.6 mi
  • Oakley City Park: 14.7 mi
  • Albion Park: 16.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Cabin Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Pine Creek Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Right Fork Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Window Arch: 8.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Oakley Valley Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cache PeakWNW 292°3,136 m2.6 mi
Mount IndependenceWNW 300°3,010 m3.6 mi
Independence MountainWNW 294°2,966 m3.1 mi
George PeakSSE 161°2,916 m20.6 mi
Mount HarrisonNNW 346°2,745 m9.8 mi
Graham PeakWSW 238°2,684 m6.2 mi
Pomerelle PeakN 360°2,670.658 m9.3 mi
Twin PeaksSW 217°2,564 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3221:15
September equinox07:2318:5719:33
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442475563727162513930
Precip in0.80.71.11.52.11.10.70.71.10.90.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakley, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358659264

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