KECH-FM (Sun Valley)
KECH-FM (Sun Valley) is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 2,741 m. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Radio station in Sun Valley–Twin Falls, Idaho.
Dates from 1988.
Wikidata Q6328327, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9,034 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 11 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 22 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Seattle Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Penny Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Dollar Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
- Ketchum Bike Park: 2.1 mi
- Forest Service Park: 2.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Town Square: 2.4 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 13.6 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 24.5 mi
- Martin Spring: 24.7 mi
- Crown Point: 12.7 mi
- Elk Point: 23.0 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 3.4 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of KECH-FM (Sun Valley). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | ENE 66° | 3,660 m | 14.9 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,631 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NE 53° | 3,616 m | 15.7 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | ENE 64° | 3,583 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ryan Peak | N 359° | 3,561 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kent Peak | N 1° | 3,555 m | 15.9 mi |
| Old Hyndman Peak | ENE 69° | 3,549 m | 15.3 mi |
| Salzburger Spitzl | ENE 57° | 3,542 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358668626
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