Thunderbolt Mountain
Thunderbolt Mountain rises to 2,638 m in Idaho. Log Mountain stands 2,791 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,637.74 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cabin Peak: 0.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.7 mi
- White Rock Peak: 5.8 mi
- Cline Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Log Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Molly's Tub: 7.4 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 8.4 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 17.2 mi
- Shaws Spring: 21.7 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 21.9 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 17.4 mi
- The Outpost: 17.5 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 20.0 mi
- Valley County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 20.1 mi
- Slick Rock: 21.4 mi
- Cox Point: 24.9 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 20.3 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 24.6 mi
- Armstrong Park: 24.8 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 18.9 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 24.8 mi
- Dagger Falls: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Thunderbolt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,791 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pistol Rock | ENE 72° | 2,764 m | 12.8 mi |
| Walkers Peak | ESE 110° | 2,763 m | 15.0 mi |
| Chinook Mountain | E 90° | 2,762 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chilcoot Peak | ENE 76° | 2,740 m | 11.0 mi |
| Trapper Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,734 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lake Mountain | E 90° | 2,716 m | 11.4 mi |
| Nick Peak | NW 321° | 2,713 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659269
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