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Wild Mountain

Wild Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Mountain rises to 2,183 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocatello Elk Refuge, a park 1.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79880, -112.47026

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pocatello Elk Refuge: 1.0 mi
  • Pocatello Game Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Edson Fichter Nature Area: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Ross Park: 3.8 mi
  • Taysom Rotary Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 31
Museums: 4
  • Bannock County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 4.4 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 4.6 mi
  • The ISU "I": 4.7 mi
  • McDougall Field: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Silver Horseshoe: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonneville PeakE 98°2,812 m16.9 mi
Snow PeakE 101°2,777 m17.2 mi
Haystack MountainESE 108°2,748 m18.9 mi
South Putnam MountainENE 65°2,724 m19.0 mi
Mount PutnamNE 55°2,685 m18.8 mi
Deep Creek PeakSSW 203°2,664 m24.5 mi
Scout MountainSE 143°2,647 m10.5 mi
Old Tom MountainSSE 148°2,638 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0519:42
June solstice05:5220:2921:13
September equinox07:1818:5219:29
December solstice07:5816:1316:59

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293142495766757364513829
Precip in1.10.91.31.41.51.20.50.81.01.01.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocatello City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358664043

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