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. 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
- 68.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
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
- 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
- McFadden Point: 8.4 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 8.9 mi
- Cox Point: 13.2 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 19.8 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° | 2,917.24 m | 13.4 mi |
| Red Peak | SSE 159° | 2,885.85 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SSE 154° | 2,842.26 m | 7.0 mi |
| Red Ridge | SSE 150° | 2,840.74 m | 13.2 mi |
| Center Mountain | NE 44° | 2,835 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | WSW 240° | 2,826.41 m | 3.1 mi |
| Murphy Peak | S 170° | 2,816.35 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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