Anderson Peak
Anderson Peak rises to 2,847 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickey Peak, a peak 7.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2846.5 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Dickey Peak: 7.3 mi
- Pavlos Peak: 9.1 mi
- Chilly Buttes: 10.4 mi
- Jerry Peak: 10.4 mi
- Swensen Butte: 10.6 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 22.8 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 23.5 mi
- Central Park: 23.7 mi
- Birch Springs: 10.3 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 19.8 mi
- Bartlett Point: 12.6 mi
- The Nose: 12.7 mi
- CHS: 23.7 mi
- Painted Rock: 23.7 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 8.1 mi
- Bayhorse: 19.8 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 20.8 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | ESE 109° | 3,860.597 m | 12.8 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | ESE 119° | 3,727.1 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Church | ESE 120° | 3,724.66 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | ESE 118° | 3,700.27 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,681.4 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Idaho | ESE 117° | 3,677.4 m | 13.8 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,664.6 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bad Rock | ESE 120° | 3,643.3 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376626 — Anderson Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653845
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