Bayhorse
Bayhorse is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,882 m. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
human settlement in Idaho, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Keystone Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ramshorn Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Germer Park: 3.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 8.0 mi
- Central Park: 8.9 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 9.9 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- McNabbs Point: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 24.0 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 5.0 mi
- Parker Mill: 18.6 mi
- CHS: 8.7 mi
- Painted Rock: 8.7 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 7.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bayhorse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calkens Peak | SW 219° | 3,509 m | 24.7 mi |
| Dickey Peak | ESE 119° | 3,396 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pavlos Peak | ESE 110° | 3,386 m | 22.3 mi |
| Grouse Creek Mountain | E 96° | 3,379 m | 20.1 mi |
| WCP-10 | SW 217° | 3,378 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | S 186° | 3,325 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bowery Peak | S 186° | 3,309 m | 24.1 mi |
| McGowan Peak | E 101° | 3,266 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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