Angels Perch
Angels Perch rises to 3,562 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gabriels Horn, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Angel's Perch, at 11,687 feet (3,562 m) above sea level is the 11th highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest and Custer County. It is the 32nd highest peak in Idaho and less than 2.3 mi (3.7 km) northwest of Standhope Peak.
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Wikidata Q4762020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3562.1976 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gabriels Horn: 1.0 mi
- Standhope Peak: 2.3 mi
- The Fin: 2.3 mi
- Recess Peak: 2.7 mi
- Boulder Lake Peak: 2.8 mi
- Little Park: 16.8 mi
- Town Square: 16.8 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Forest Service Park: 16.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 17.0 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 14.8 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 19.2 mi
- Bartlett Point: 16.6 mi
- Crown Point: 22.3 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 17.0 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 17.0 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 18.6 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 23.5 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Angels Perch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | SW 224° | 3,660.038 m | 4.6 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,631.082 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Fin | SE 127° | 3,627.12 m | 2.3 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | W 271° | 3,616.452 m | 4.2 mi |
| Standhope Peak | ESE 113° | 3,616 m | 2.3 mi |
| Brocky Peak | SSE 165° | 3,608.527 m | 2.9 mi |
| Altair Peak | E 96° | 3,604.26 m | 3.0 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | SW 231° | 3,582.924 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10635148696
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