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Bear Pete Mountain

Bear Pete Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Pete Mountain rises to 2,638 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornice Point, a peak 4.0 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 80 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2638 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.27601, -115.98012

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
  • Sweet Anise Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Martin Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Aitken Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Trail Creek Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 5
Parks: 4
  • Ponderosa State Park: 23.2 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 23.3 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 24.2 mi
  • Packer Johns Cabin State Park: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Bear Pete Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainSSE 158°2,827 m13.1 mi
North Loon MountainSSE 155°2,823 m12.4 mi
Storm PeakSSE 163°2,751 m10.4 mi
Patrick ButteWNW 285°2,694 m11.5 mi
Rain BenchmarkS 176°2,668.524 m14.3 mi
Bruin MountainSW 225°2,645 m9.7 mi
Victor PeakSSE 153°2,639 m9.9 mi
Hard ButteW 265°2,635 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice04:5719:5120:36
September equinox06:3218:0418:43
December solstice07:2115:1516:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432354351585749392922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377187 — Bear Pete Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654134

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