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War Eagle Mountain

War Eagle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

War Eagle Mountain rises to 2,502 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 84 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.32157, -115.79485

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Sweet Anise Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of War Eagle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainSSW 195°2,827 m15.9 mi
North Loon MountainSSW 195°2,823 m14.9 mi
Storm PeakSSW 205°2,751 m14.4 mi
Rain BenchmarkSSW 205°2,668.524 m19.2 mi
Bruin MountainWSW 238°2,645 m18.7 mi
Victor PeakSSW 201°2,639 m12.8 mi
Bear Pete MountainWSW 251°2,638 m9.5 mi
Tobias PointSW 230°2,588 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5619:5020:36
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:2015:1416:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432354351585749392922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659542

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