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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. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 27 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
1,261 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
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Bobtail Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSSE2,064 m11.7 mi
Clear PeakESE2,041 m12.2 mi
Beaver PeakESE2,024 m11.6 mi
Black PeakE1,989 m6.4 mi
Idaho PointNNW1,983 m12.6 mi
Eighty PeakNNW1,970 m12.6 mi
Ulm PeakNNW1,967 m13.6 mi
Emma PeakESE1,953 m12.4 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 50–80 °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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