Bussel Peak
Bussel Peak rises to 1,355 m in Idaho. Widow Mountain stands 2,069 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Swan Peak: 2.8 mi
- Coddington Peak: 3.2 mi
- Hobo Hill: 3.7 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Marble Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Wildfire: 23.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 24.1 mi
- Ten Commandments: 24.1 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 24.3 mi
- Miner's Statue: 24.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 23.2 mi
- Eleanor Park: 23.7 mi
- Samuels Park: 24.2 mi
- Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument: 24.2 mi
- Silverton Park: 24.9 mi
- Orphan Point: 11.7 mi
- Twin Crags: 22.3 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 23.6 mi
- Lotus Point: 24.5 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 24.1 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 24.1 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 24.2 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 24.1 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 24.3 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 24.4 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- John Mullan: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Bussel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Mountain | SE 126° | 2,069 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,055 m | 9.1 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | E 86° | 1,996 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fishhook Peak | E 95° | 1,991 m | 7.8 mi |
| Twodot Peak | E 85° | 1,981 m | 7.1 mi |
| Marble Mountain | E 91° | 1,978 m | 4.6 mi |
| Crater Peak | SE 141° | 1,967 m | 10.9 mi |
| Breezy Point | ESE 107° | 1,963 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:06 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Maries, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378586 — Bussel Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654685
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