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Cooks Peak

Cooks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cooks Peak rises to 1,826 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Myrtle Creek Game Preserve, a park 1.7 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1826 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70724, -116.53501

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 10.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Myrtle Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Snow Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hunt Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Cooks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointN 355°2,350 m9.7 mi
Parker PeakNNW 348°2,332 m11.8 mi
Smith PeakNW 325°2,325 m10.7 mi
Fisher PeakN 359°2,312 m11.0 mi
Pyramid PeakNNW 331°2,231 m8.2 mi
The Lions HeadWNW 304°2,220 m9.9 mi
Roman NoseSSW 206°2,201 m6.1 mi
Long MountainNNW 337°2,198 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4420:0420:53
September equinox06:3318:0418:46
December solstice07:3714:5815:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663057

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