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Arid Peak

Arid Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Arid Peak rises to 1,607 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mozier Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1607 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.35882, -115.76377

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 8.4 mi
  • Wildfire: 10.6 mi
  • Time Capsule: 10.7 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 10.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 11.4 mi
Parks: 8
  • Shoshone Park: 7.5 mi
  • Samuels Park: 10.8 mi
  • Silverton Park: 13.0 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 15.2 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 16.6 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Arid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakN 355°2,084 m4.6 mi
Crittenden PeakE 100°1,952 m10.1 mi
Shefoot MountainSE 134°1,922 m5.4 mi
West Willow PeakN 350°1,921 m5.7 mi
Snowstorm PeakN 10°1,919 m9.6 mi
East Grouse PeakN 355°1,914 m10.2 mi
Gold HillNNW 330°1,902 m5.7 mi
West Grouse PeakNNW 340°1,866 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4720:5621:44
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2816:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376708 — Arid Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358653878

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