Trinity Mountain
Trinity Mountain rises to 2,880 m in Idaho. Two Point Mountain stands 3,061 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 4.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Trinity Mountain is the highest point in the Trinity Mountains, a subrange of the Boise Mountains in Boise National Forest, Idaho with a summit elevation of 9,451 feet (2,881 m). It is located 11.63 miles (18.72 km) from Steel Mountain, its line parent, giving it a prominence of 2,371 feet (723 m). Trinity Mountain is within the watershed of the South Fork Boise River.
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Wikidata Q18681224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,880 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Lava Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Dog Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Scotch Benchmark: 6.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 12.6 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Rocky Bar: 9.3 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Big Bluff: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinity Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Point Mountain | ENE 67° | 3,061 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ross Peak | ENE 67° | 2,970 m | 22.4 mi |
| Steel Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,965 m | 11.6 mi |
| Peak 9712 | ESE 104° | 2,960 m | 20.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,942 m | 19.7 mi |
| Nahneke Mountain West | NE 35° | 2,915 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | ENE 69° | 2,893 m | 19.1 mi |
| Boardman Peak | ESE 105° | 2,882 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392395 — Trinity Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659367
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