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Chicken Peak

Chicken Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chicken Peak rises to 2,642 m in Idaho. Center Mountain stands 2,835 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosquito Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,642 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.29297, -115.39706

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 6
  • Soldier Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 19.6 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 23.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Chicken Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Center MountainSSE2,835 m15.7 mi
The PinnaclesS2,826 m18.3 mi
Greeley MountainSSW2,812 m13.5 mi
Mount EldridgeS2,803 m10.6 mi
Cougar PeakSSE2,780 m17.4 mi
Marble MountainSSE2,778 m14.4 mi
Dixie MountainS2,762 m11.9 mi
Snowslide PeakSSE2,761 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5419:4820:34
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1915:1316:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432354351585749392922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661517

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