Baker Peak
Baker Peak rises to 3,098 m in Idaho. Kent Peak stands 3,555 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
Baker Peak, at 10,174 feet (3,101 m) above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the Smoky Mountains of the U.S. state of Idaho. Located in Sawtooth National Forest on the border of Blaine and Camas counties, Baker Peak is about 1.5 miles (2,400 m) east of Big Peak and 1.45 miles (2.33 kilometres) south of Backdrop Peak. It is the 407th-highest peak in Idaho.
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Wikidata Q4849194, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,098 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galena Summit Overlook · 14 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 14 mi
- Chairlift Swing · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Peak: 2.4 mi
- Shaw Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Peak 9728: 4.1 mi
- Dollarhide Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bear Peak: 4.5 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 15.4 mi
- Ketchum Bike Park: 15.5 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Forest Service Park: 15.8 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 13.8 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 23.5 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Elk Point: 9.4 mi
- Crown Point: 13.7 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 15.6 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 16.5 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Baker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Peak | NE 42° | 3,555 m | 20.7 mi |
| Glassford Peak | NNE 31° | 3,536 m | 19.5 mi |
| Galena Peak | NNE 14° | 3,387 m | 15.7 mi |
| Easley Peak | NNE 21° | 3,375 m | 13.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 30° | 3,342 m | 14.0 mi |
| Boulder Peak | NE 36° | 3,334 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saviers Peak | N 351° | 3,182 m | 10.6 mi |
| Norton Peak | NNE 12° | 3,146 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:41 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376870 — Baker Peak, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653948
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