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White Mountain

White Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Mountain rises to 2,984 m in Idaho. White Mountain West stands 3,183 m to the west-northwest, 0.9 miles off. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

9870 ft mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States

Wikidata Q104726510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2984 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.57159, -114.47924

77 named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 8
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Challis Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Challis Fish Pond: 12.8 mi
  • Central Park: 13.2 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 5.0 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Painted Rock: 13.2 mi
  • CHS: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 15.4 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain WestWNW 285°3,183 m0.9 mi
The GeneralWSW 249°3,148.279 m17.1 mi
Bald MountainSSE 155°3,139 m15.6 mi
Mount JordanWSW 245°3,042 m16.4 mi
White Valley MountainNNE 24°3,040 m3.8 mi
Cabin Creek PeakWSW 241°3,027 m23.5 mi
Mount LoeningWSW 248°3,024 m22.5 mi
Ramshorn MountainSSE 149°3,017 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5420:4221:27
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:1216:1317:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358664028

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