Bacon Peak
Bacon Peak rises to 1,924 m in Idaho. Lost Peak stands 2,258 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Lakes Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,924 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Five Lakes Butte: 2.3 mi
- Needle Peak: 2.8 mi
- Gospel Hill: 3.7 mi
- Ruby Point: 3.7 mi
- Neversweat Peak: 4.3 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 6.5 mi
- Timberman Park: 23.1 mi
- Westside Field: 23.1 mi
- Frank James Park: 23.2 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 23.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 23.8 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 4.8 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 23.5 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Bacon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Peak | NE 35° | 2,258 m | 11.8 mi |
| Graves Peak | ENE 77° | 2,238 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | ENE 71° | 2,234 m | 9.3 mi |
| Binocular Peak | NE 34° | 2,197 m | 10.1 mi |
| Oregon Peak | ENE 58° | 2,188 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Joe Mountain | N 7° | 2,162 m | 12.1 mi |
| East Sister | WSW 241° | 2,155 m | 13.4 mi |
| Prospect Mountain Number One | ENE 69° | 2,141 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:53 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653917
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