Cougar Peak
Cougar Peak rises to 2,780 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,779.78 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Mountain: 2.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 3.1 mi
- Marble: 3.1 mi
- Marble Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Snowslide Peak: 3.3 mi
- McFadden Point: 8.4 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 8.9 mi
- Cox Point: 13.2 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 19.8 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 17.0 mi
- Soldier Spring: 19.9 mi
- Quartz Spring: 20.8 mi
- The Outpost: 11.6 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 11.8 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Cougar Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak Benchmark | SSE 162° | 2,917 m | 13.4 mi |
| Red Peak | SSE 159° | 2,886 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SSE 154° | 2,842 m | 7.0 mi |
| Red Ridge | SSE 150° | 2,841 m | 13.2 mi |
| Center Mountain | NE 44° | 2,835 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | WSW 240° | 2,826 m | 3.1 mi |
| Murphy Peak | S 170° | 2,816 m | 11.3 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,812 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379909 — Cougar Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655114
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