White Mountain
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
- 14.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
70 named places within 25 miles
- White Goat Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Van Horn Peak: 5.3 mi
- Woods Peak: 6.6 mi
- Sheldon Peak: 7.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.8 mi
- 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
- Meyers Cove Point: 6.1 mi
- McNabbs Point: 15.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 17.7 mi
- Aparejo Point: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Parker Mill: 13.3 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 20.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 18.7 mi
- CHS: 18.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 20.2 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 21.6 mi
- Bayhorse: 24.3 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 | SSW 198° | 3,183 m | 12.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 45° | 3,041 m | 14.0 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | S 190° | 3,040 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | S 172° | 3,017 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | W 278° | 2,985 m | 13.5 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,984 m | 12.1 mi |
| Meyers | NW 305° | 2,977 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mayfield Peak | SW 227° | 2,972 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
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, 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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