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White Mountain

White Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Mountain rises to 2,676 m in Idaho. White Mountain West stands 3,183 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is White Goat Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2676 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.74159, -114.41869

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Hot springs: 7
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Challis Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • Central Park: 18.6 mi
  • Challis Fish Pond: 18.8 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 13.3 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Painted Rock: 18.7 mi
  • CHS: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Warm Spring: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 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 WestSSW 198°3,183 m12.1 mi
Taylor MountainNE 45°3,041 m14.0 mi
White Valley MountainS 190°3,040 m8.4 mi
Ramshorn MountainS 172°3,017 m22.1 mi
Sleeping Deer MountainW 278°2,985 m13.5 mi
White MountainSSW 194°2,984 m12.1 mi
MeyersNW 305°2,977 m11.4 mi
Mayfield PeakSW 227°2,972 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5320:4321:28
September equinox07:2618:5819:37
December solstice08:1316:1217:00

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 394422 — White Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358660099

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