| Lemhi Range | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Diamond Peak |
| Elevation | 12,197 ft (3,718 m) |
| Coordinates | 44°08′30″N 113°04′58″W / 44.141667°N 113.082778°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 98 mi (158 km) N/S |
| Width | 61 mi (98 km) E/W |
| Area | 1,946 sq mi (5,040 km2) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
The Lemhi Range is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning the eastern part of the state between the Lost River Range and the Beaverhead Mountains. [1] The highest point in the range is Diamond Peak at 12,202 feet (3,719 m), the third highest peak in Idaho. The range is located within Salmon-Challis and Caribou-Targhee National Forests. [2]
Peaks
Climate
Near the Little Lost River tributary Sawmill Creek is the SNOTEL weather station Moonshine. It is surrounded by the Lemhi Range peaks of Sheep Mountain and Bear Mountain, and it is 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south of Flatiron Mountain (Idaho). Moonshine has a subalpine climate ( Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Moonshine, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1988-2020 extremes: 7440ft (2268m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
56 (13) |
65 (18) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
90 (32) |
94 (34) |
91 (33) |
87 (31) |
79 (26) |
61 (16) |
51 (11) |
94 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.5 (6.9) |
47.6 (8.7) |
54.9 (12.7) |
63.3 (17.4) |
72.0 (22.2) |
80.2 (26.8) |
86.6 (30.3) |
85.3 (29.6) |
79.8 (26.6) |
67.4 (19.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
43.4 (6.3) |
87.4 (30.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
34.4 (1.3) |
41.5 (5.3) |
47.8 (8.8) |
56.8 (13.8) |
65.7 (18.7) |
77.0 (25.0) |
75.4 (24.1) |
65.4 (18.6) |
50.7 (10.4) |
37.3 (2.9) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
51.2 (10.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
34.3 (1.3) |
43.4 (6.3) |
50.6 (10.3) |
59.2 (15.1) |
57.9 (14.4) |
49.6 (9.8) |
38.2 (3.4) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
36.7 (2.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.1 (−15.5) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
35.5 (1.9) |
41.4 (5.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
33.8 (1.0) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
4.3 (−15.4) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.2 (−26.2) |
−14.0 (−25.6) |
−6.6 (−21.4) |
4.4 (−15.3) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
33.4 (0.8) |
32.0 (0.0) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
−6.3 (−21.3) |
−14.6 (−25.9) |
−19.8 (−28.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−25 (−32) |
−19 (−28) |
−6 (−21) |
7 (−14) |
15 (−9) |
26 (−3) |
22 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
−12 (−24) |
−21 (−29) |
−38 (−39) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.32 (59) |
1.94 (49) |
2.21 (56) |
2.03 (52) |
2.32 (59) |
2.14 (54) |
0.85 (22) |
0.86 (22) |
1.36 (35) |
1.63 (41) |
1.73 (44) |
2.65 (67) |
22.04 (560) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) [5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Lemhi Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Lemhi Range". SummitPost.org. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Lemhi Range". PeakBagger. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Moonshine, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 23, 2023.
External links
Media related to
Lemhi Range at Wikimedia Commons
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