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Cataract Peak

Cataract Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.83905, -116.42239

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 20.1 mi
  • City Beach: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • 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 15.3 miles of Cataract Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packsaddle MountainNNE 13°1,945 m13.6 mi
South Chilco MountainWNW 291°1,724 m6.3 mi
Chilco MountainNW 306°1,710 m6.2 mi
Powder MountainNNE 28°1,639 m12.7 mi
Skitwish PeakSSW 197°1,629 m10.0 mi
Spyglass PeakE 89°1,618 m10.4 mi
Cougar Peak LoookoutSE 138°1,612 m14.6 mi
Larch MountainNNE 29°1,607 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1818:58
June solstice04:4820:0020:49
September equinox06:3318:0518:45
December solstice07:3315:0315:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

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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