Lemhi Range
Mountain range
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::summary Mountain range ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lemhi Range |
| photo | Npnht-lemhi-mountains-near-leadore-idaho -082011-rogermpterson-005.jpg |
| country | United States |
| state | Idaho |
| range | Rocky Mountains |
| area_mi2 | 1946 |
| length_mi | 98 |
| length_orientation | N/S |
| width_mi | 61 |
| width_orientation | E/W |
| highest | Diamond Peak |
| elevation_ft | 12197 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name=Lemhi Range | map= | photo=Npnht-lemhi-mountains-near-leadore-idaho -082011-rogermpterson-005.jpg | photo_caption= | country=United States | state=Idaho | range=Rocky Mountains | border= | area_mi2=1946 | range_coordinates = | length_mi=98 | length_orientation=N/S | width_mi=61 | width_orientation=E/W | highest=Diamond Peak | elevation_ft=12197 | coordinates =
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. The highest point in the range is Diamond Peak at 12202 ft, the third highest peak in Idaho. The range is located within Salmon-Challis and Caribou-Targhee National Forests.
Peaks
::data[format=table title="The ten highest peaks of the Lemhi Range{{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14341|title=Lemhi Range|publisher=PeakBagger|access-date=October 13, 2012}}"]
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). |location = Moonshine, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1988-2020 extremes: 7440ft (2268m) |single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 61 |Feb record high F = 56 |Mar record high F = 65 |Apr record high F = 72 |May record high F = 82 |Jun record high F = 90 |Jul record high F = 94 |Aug record high F = 91 |Sep record high F = 87 |Oct record high F = 79 |Nov record high F = 61 |Dec record high F = 51 |year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 44.5 |Feb avg record high F = 47.6 |Mar avg record high F = 54.9 |Apr avg record high F = 63.3 |May avg record high F = 72.0 |Jun avg record high F = 80.2 |Jul avg record high F = 86.6 |Aug avg record high F = 85.3 |Sep avg record high F = 79.8 |Oct avg record high F = 67.4 |Nov avg record high F = 52.0 |Dec avg record high F = 43.4 |year avg record high F = 87.4
|Jan high F = 31.9 |Feb high F = 34.4 |Mar high F = 41.5 |Apr high F = 47.8 |May high F = 56.8 |Jun high F = 65.7 |Jul high F = 77.0 |Aug high F = 75.4 |Sep high F = 65.4 |Oct high F = 50.7 |Nov high F = 37.3 |Dec high F = 29.9 |year high F =
|Jan mean F = 18.0 |Feb mean F = 19.7 |Mar mean F = 26.8 |Apr mean F = 34.3 |May mean F = 43.4 |Jun mean F = 50.6 |Jul mean F = 59.2 |Aug mean F = 57.9 |Sep mean F = 49.6 |Oct mean F = 38.2 |Nov mean F = 25.1 |Dec mean F = 17.1 |year mean F =
|Jan low F = 4.1 |Feb low F = 5.1 |Mar low F = 12.1 |Apr low F = 20.6 |May low F = 29.8 |Jun low F = 35.5 |Jul low F = 41.4 |Aug low F = 40.3 |Sep low F = 33.8 |Oct low F = 25.5 |Nov low F = 12.9 |Dec low F = 4.3 |year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -15.2 |Feb avg record low F = -14.0 |Mar avg record low F = -6.6 |Apr avg record low F = 4.4 |May avg record low F = 17.9 |Jun avg record low F = 26.9 |Jul avg record low F = 33.4 |Aug avg record low F = 32.0 |Sep avg record low F = 23.5 |Oct avg record low F = 10.3 |Nov avg record low F = -6.3 |Dec avg record low F = -14.6 |year avg record low F = -19.8
|Jan record low F = −25 |Feb record low F = −25 |Mar record low F = -19 |Apr record low F = -6 |May record low F = 7 |Jun record low F = 15 |Jul record low F = 26 |Aug record low F = 22 |Sep record low F = 11 |Oct record low F = -12 |Nov record low F = -21 |Dec record low F = −38 |year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.32 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.94 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.21 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.03 |May precipitation inch = 2.32 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.14 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.85 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.86 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.36 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.63 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.73 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.65 |year precipitation inch =
|source 1 = XMACIS2 |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS2 |access-date = November 23, 2023 |source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation) |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0013E06S&format=pdf |title= Moonshine, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = November 23, 2023
References
References
- {{cite gnis. 384569. Lemhi Range. October 13, 2012
- {{cite summitpost. 171024. Lemhi Range. October 13, 2012
- "Lemhi Range". PeakBagger.
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