Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Idaho

Cottonwood Peak

Cottonwood Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Peak rises to 1,155 m in Idaho. Latour Peak stands 1,926 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Horse Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1155 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.53497, -116.63894

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rainy Hill Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
  • Mullan Road Historic Site: 8.1 mi
  • Harrison City Park: 8.9 mi
  • East Tubbs Hill Park: 11.0 mi
  • Veterans Centennial Park: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Silver Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 10.9 mi
  • City Beach: 11.9 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Higgens Point: 6.7 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 12.4 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 14.9 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 16.8 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 5
Museums: 5
  • Museum of North Idaho: 11.9 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 18.3 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 22.5 mi
  • Staff House Museum: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 15.9 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Cottonwood Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Latour PeakESE 118°1,926 m14.7 mi
Latour BaldyESE 108°1,896 m14.4 mi
Mount WiessnerESE 116°1,882 m15.0 mi
Pearson PeakSE 133°1,868 m15.6 mi
Frost PeakESE 105°1,772 m14.3 mi
Saint Joe BaldySE 138°1,768 m15.9 mi
Rochat PeakSE 131°1,710 m14.2 mi
Boise PeakESE 118°1,655 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:59
June solstice04:5020:0020:48
September equinox06:3418:0618:46
December solstice07:3215:0615:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655099

More peaks in Idaho

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Cottonwood Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens