White Mountain West
White Mountain West rises to 3,183 m in Idaho. The General stands 3,148 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
White Mountain, or White Mountain West, is the highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains in Idaho, USA, with an elevation of 10,442 feet (3,183 m).
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Wikidata Q55637617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3183 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
76 named places within 25 miles
- White Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Parker Mountain: 3.3 mi
- White Valley Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pine Summit: 6.3 mi
- Corkscrew Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 6.2 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
- McNabbs Point: 15.0 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 17.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.3 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 23.8 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 13.6 mi
- Central Park: 14.1 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 16.1 mi
- Parker Mill: 4.2 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 14.0 mi
- CHS: 14.0 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 16.2 mi
- Custer Museum: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Mountain West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The General | WSW 247° | 3,148.279 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,139 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Jordan | WSW 243° | 3,042 m | 15.8 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | NE 36° | 3,040 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cabin Creek Peak | WSW 240° | 3,027 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Loening | WSW 247° | 3,024 m | 21.8 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | SSE 146° | 3,017 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Greylock | SW 223° | 3,001 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:43 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8302736944
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