Bear Skull
Bear Skull rises to 1,932 m in Idaho. South Butte stands 2,126 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Landmark Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1932 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 89.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Landmark Peak: 1.4 mi
- Hilo Peak: 2.1 mi
- Trimmed Tree Hill: 2.2 mi
- Montana Peak: 2.8 mi
- Montana Point: 3.3 mi
- Orphan Point: 12.7 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 14.2 mi
- Bernier Point: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 16.2 mi
- Shoshone Park: 24.5 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 19.1 mi
- Taft: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bear Skull. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Butte | SW 221° | 2,126 m | 8.4 mi |
| Middle Sister Peak | NNE 23° | 2,104 m | 4.3 mi |
| East Sister Peak | NE 38° | 2,090 m | 4.4 mi |
| West Sister Peak | NNE 13° | 2,053 m | 4.9 mi |
| Snow Peak | SSE 149° | 2,036 m | 5.3 mi |
| North Butte | SW 226° | 2,023 m | 7.2 mi |
| Moses Butte | SW 223° | 2,016 m | 9.0 mi |
| Jug Rock | SW 220° | 1,983 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:55 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 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, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666059
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