Clarkia Peak
Clarkia Peak rises to 1,056 m in Idaho. Widow Mountain stands 2,069 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,056 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 13.9 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Butte: 1.5 mi
- Bechtel Butte: 2.7 mi
- Anthony Peak: 4.5 mi
- East Elk Peak: 5.0 mi
- Sherwin Point: 5.1 mi
- City Park: 16.5 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 16.5 mi
- Gazebo Park: 17.2 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 17.2 mi
- Laird Park: 18.4 mi
- Orphan Point: 15.8 mi
- Lotus Point: 23.9 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 24.6 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Clarkia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,069 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,055 m | 15.2 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | NE 51° | 1,996 m | 16.0 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NE 50° | 1,978 m | 14.8 mi |
| Crater Peak | E 85° | 1,967 m | 13.6 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,942 m | 9.7 mi |
| Grandfather Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,922 m | 8.9 mi |
| Marks Butte | E 85° | 1,922 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:57 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396293 — Clarkia Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661542
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