Crater Peak
Crater Peak rises to 2,701 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Willson Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 67 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2700.53 m
How to reach it
- 67.2 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Willson Peak: 0.9 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Big Creek Point: 1.6 mi
- Coin Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Profile Peak: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- Soldier Spring: 19.0 mi
- Quartz Spring: 19.7 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 4.2 mi
- McFadden Point: 11.1 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 14.1 mi
- Cox Point: 17.1 mi
- The Outpost: 6.7 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 6.8 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 20.5 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Crater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak Benchmark | SE 139° | 2,917.24 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 121° | 2,842.26 m | 11.6 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,835 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ESE 108° | 2,826.41 m | 4.3 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 141° | 2,816.35 m | 14.1 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,812 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | N 7° | 2,803 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | E 88° | 2,779.78 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661583
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