White Mountain
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
- 13.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- White Mountain West: 0.9 mi
- White Valley Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Parker Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Corkscrew Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Pine Summit: 5.6 mi
- 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
- McNabbs Point: 14.2 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 17.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 20.6 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 24.6 mi
- 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
- Parker Mill: 5.0 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 9.9 mi
- Painted Rock: 13.2 mi
- CHS: 13.2 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 15.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 16.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain West | WNW 285° | 3,183 m | 0.9 mi |
| The General | WSW 249° | 3,148.279 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,139 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Jordan | WSW 245° | 3,042 m | 16.4 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,040 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cabin Creek Peak | WSW 241° | 3,027 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Loening | WSW 248° | 3,024 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,017 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358664028
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