Bad Bear Peak
Bad Bear Peak rises to 1,713 m in Idaho. Mallard Peak stands 2,094 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,713 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Badger Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Papoose Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Peggy Peak: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Peak: 2.7 mi
- Granite Peak: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 16.7 mi
- Bernier Point: 17.9 mi
- Orphan Point: 21.6 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 6.1 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 18.7 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Bad Bear Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Peak | SSW 195° | 2,094 m | 8.1 mi |
| East Sister Peak | NW 317° | 2,090 m | 10.4 mi |
| Heart Peak | SSW 212° | 2,075 m | 9.4 mi |
| Crag Peak | SW 215° | 2,063 m | 9.3 mi |
| Snow Peak | W 267° | 2,036 m | 7.1 mi |
| Simmons Peak | ENE 70° | 2,027 m | 9.3 mi |
| Larkins Peak | SW 222° | 1,995 m | 9.7 mi |
| Surveyors Peak | S 180° | 1,984 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:14 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:04 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376812 — Bad Bear Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653919
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