Asbestos Peak
Asbestos Peak rises to 1,771 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pig Foot Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 112 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1771 m
How to reach it
- 111.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jungle Point: 1.1 mi
- Marble Point: 4.8 mi
- Lone Fir Hill: 4.8 mi
- Dairy Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Free Use Point: 5.2 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 0.9 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 3.5 mi
- Freds Spring: 9.3 mi
- Martin Spring: 16.6 mi
- Joe Spring: 16.7 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 11.9 mi
- White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 12.2 mi
- City Park: 12.7 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 13.4 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Plummer Point: 15.0 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 15.5 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Bug Slope: 21.2 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Cotter Bar: 10.7 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 13.3 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 21.7 mi
- Mount Idaho: 12.2 mi
- Florence: 15.8 mi
- Joseph: 21.5 mi
- Copper: 24.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 13.0 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 13.3 mi
- Music Bar: 22.9 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 21.7 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Asbestos Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | ESE 108° | 2,683 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 141° | 2,551 m | 8.5 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | ESE 114° | 2,539 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gospel Peak | SSE 147° | 2,486 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gospel Hill | SSE 149° | 2,474 m | 8.0 mi |
| Marble Butte | SE 144° | 2,455 m | 16.0 mi |
| Square Mountain | SE 136° | 2,433 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hanover Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,415 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:52 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:13 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grangeville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396054 — Asbestos Peak, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661133
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