Cirque Lake Peak
Cirque Lake Peak rises to 3,110 m in Idaho. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the east-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Warbonnet Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Cirque Lake Peak, at 10,210 feet (3,110 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Boise County. The peak is located 1.39 mi (2.24 km) north-northwest of Packrat Peak, its line parent.
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Wikidata Q5121962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,110 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 21 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warbonnet Peak: 0.2 mi
- El Pima: 0.5 mi
- Monte Verita: 0.6 mi
- Old Monte Verita: 1.0 mi
- Mayan Temple: 1.2 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 3.6 mi
- Smith Falls: 5.4 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.7 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 18.6 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Baring Divide: 1.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 10.3 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 11.9 mi
- Taylor Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 7.5 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 10.8 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Banner Summit: 18.2 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 11.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Cirque Lake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Peak | ESE 120° | 3,263 m | 4.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 24° | 3,256 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | NNE 24° | 3,255 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Carter | NNE 21° | 3,228 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elk Peak | S 169° | 3,225 m | 3.8 mi |
| Dave's Peak | SE 137° | 3,225 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sevy Peak | SE 134° | 3,200 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | NE 45° | 3,191 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3188426484
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