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Copperhead Peak

Copperhead Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Copperhead Peak rises to 3,065 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the east-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ajax Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3065 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30381, -113.72895

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Parks: 6
  • City Park: 11.8 mi
  • Island Park: 12.0 mi
  • Town Square Park: 12.0 mi
  • Kid's Creek Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Lemhi Monument: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Dead Water Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Copperhead Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homer Youngs PeakENE 78°3,234 m2.6 mi
Sacajawea PeaksSSE 147°3,154 m4.4 mi
Monument PeakSSE 147°3,134 m3.3 mi
Hirschy MountainNNE 13°3,134 m4.9 mi
Freeman PeakSE 146°3,132 m2.4 mi
Center MountainSE 143°3,113 m6.5 mi
Center MountainSE 142°3,111 m6.5 mi
Ajax PeakNNW 346°3,028 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:48
June solstice05:4820:4221:27
September equinox07:2318:5519:34
December solstice08:1216:0616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202638455461696757453121
Precip in0.60.40.50.81.31.60.80.60.80.80.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379730 — Copperhead Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655066

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