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Bear Skull

Bear Skull, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.11103, -115.69043

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 16.2 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteSW 221°2,126 m8.4 mi
Middle Sister PeakNNE 23°2,104 m4.3 mi
East Sister PeakNE 38°2,090 m4.4 mi
West Sister PeakNNE 13°2,053 m4.9 mi
Snow PeakSSE 149°2,036 m5.3 mi
North ButteSW 226°2,023 m7.2 mi
Moses ButteSW 223°2,016 m9.0 mi
Jug RockSW 220°1,983 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4820:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2716:0416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666059

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