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Bobtail Peak

Bobtail Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bobtail Peak rises to 1,261 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,064 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobtail Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 50 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.71243, -115.87906

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Eagle City Park: 4.8 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 15.3 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 15.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 15.6 mi
  • Samuels Park: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 16.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 16.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 16.8 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 3.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Bobtail Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSSE 152°2,064 m11.7 mi
Clear PeakESE 122°2,041 m12.2 mi
Beaver PeakESE 122°2,024 m11.6 mi
Tiger PeakS 170°2,017 m12.4 mi
Black PeakE 91°1,989 m6.4 mi
Idaho PointNNW 344°1,982.724 m12.6 mi
Eighty PeakNNW 345°1,970 m12.6 mi
Ulm PeakNNW 342°1,967 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4620:5821:46
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:3016:0116:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654484

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