Cataract Peak
Cataract Peak rises to 1,484 m in Idaho. Packsaddle Mountain stands 1,945 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Colt Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,484 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Magee Historic Site: 8.0 mi
- Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 12.8 mi
- Athol City Park: 15.1 mi
- Mullan Road Historic Site: 15.8 mi
- Honeysuckle Beach: 16.5 mi
- Colt Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Jackknife Peak: 3.5 mi
- Hamilton Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Boundary Peak: 4.8 mi
- Lamb Peak: 5.5 mi
- Bernard Point: 9.4 mi
- Stoney Point: 10.6 mi
- Packsack Point: 12.6 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.8 mi
- Timber Terror: 14.0 mi
- Cork Screw: 14.1 mi
- Tremors: 14.1 mi
- Triple Play Family Fun Park: 17.9 mi
- Higgens Point: 18.9 mi
- Preston Beach: 12.7 mi
- Silver Beach: 19.4 mi
- Sanders Beach: 19.8 mi
- City Beach: 20.6 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 20.8 mi
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 14.1 mi
- K27 Monument: 19.9 mi
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 24.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 19.2 mi
- Museum of North Idaho: 20.4 mi
- Westwood Historical Society: 22.0 mi
- Staff House Museum: 24.8 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Gathering Garden: 20.5 mi
- Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 22.0 mi
- John Mullan: 15.8 mi
- Harvey: 20.2 mi
- Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 17.5 mi
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 19.0 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 22.5 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Cataract Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packsaddle Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,945 m | 13.6 mi |
| South Chilco Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,724 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chilco Mountain | NW 306° | 1,710 m | 6.2 mi |
| Powder Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,639 m | 12.7 mi |
| Beaver Peak | NE 49° | 1,638 m | 15.5 mi |
| Skitwish Peak | SSW 197° | 1,629 m | 10.0 mi |
| Spyglass Peak | E 89° | 1,618 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cougar Peak Loookout | SE 138° | 1,612 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 20:00 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:03 | 15:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396249 — Cataract Peak, Kootenai County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661478
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