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White Mountain West

White Mountain West, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.57487, -114.49593

76 named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 4.2 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Painted Rock: 14.0 mi
  • CHS: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 16.2 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The GeneralWSW 247°3,148.279 m16.4 mi
Bald MountainSSE 152°3,139 m16.2 mi
Mount JordanWSW 243°3,042 m15.8 mi
White Valley MountainNE 36°3,040 m4.0 mi
Cabin Creek PeakWSW 240°3,027 m22.9 mi
Mount LoeningWSW 247°3,024 m21.8 mi
Ramshorn MountainSSE 146°3,017 m12.4 mi
Mount GreylockSW 223°3,001 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:51
June solstice05:5420:4321:27
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:1216:1317:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/8302736944

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