Alpine Peak
Alpine Peak rises to 3,006 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Regan, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Alpine Peak, at 9,861 feet (3,006 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of Mount Regan, its line parent. Alpine Peak is south of Alpine Lake and east of Sawtooth Lake.
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Wikidata Q4735512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,005.6 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 26 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Regan: 1.0 mi
- Merritt Peak: 1.4 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mystery Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Carter: 2.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 4.7 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 9.7 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 25.0 mi
- Baring Divide: 6.8 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 9.9 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 16.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 6.2 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 7.4 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.0 mi
- Custer Museum: 23.0 mi
- Banner Summit: 13.0 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.5 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Alpine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SE 136° | 3,256 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SE 141° | 3,255 m | 2.9 mi |
| Williams Peak | ESE 121° | 3,241 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Carter | SE 144° | 3,228 m | 2.7 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSE 150° | 3,191 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SSE 154° | 3,165 m | 2.9 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSE 154° | 3,151 m | 6.0 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | S 180° | 3,150 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376575 — Alpine Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653831
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