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Clarkia Peak

Clarkia Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 88 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1056 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.01241, -116.27349

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Clarkia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow MountainENE 78°2,069 m15.7 mi
Lookout MountainENE 71°2,055 m15.2 mi
Camelback MountainNE 51°1,996 m16.0 mi
Marble MountainNE 50°1,978 m14.8 mi
Crater PeakE 85°1,967 m13.6 mi
Grandmother MountainENE 75°1,942 m9.7 mi
Grandfather MountainENE 70°1,922 m8.9 mi
Marks ButteE 85°1,922 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1818:58
June solstice04:5119:5720:45
September equinox06:3318:0418:45
December solstice07:2915:0715:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036425158656556443527
Precip in5.14.03.33.53.22.70.90.91.53.44.85.7

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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