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Cougar Peak

Cougar Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 69 miles off.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2779.78 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05268, -115.29062

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkSSE 162°2,917.24 m13.4 mi
Red PeakSSE 159°2,885.85 m14.1 mi
Rainbow PeakSSE 154°2,842.26 m7.0 mi
Red RidgeSSE 150°2,840.74 m13.2 mi
Center MountainNE 44°2,835 m4.7 mi
The PinnaclesWSW 240°2,826.41 m3.1 mi
Murphy PeakS 170°2,816.35 m11.3 mi
Greeley MountainWNW 293°2,812 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5519:4720:32
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1715:1416:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

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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