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.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,700.53 m
How to reach it
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
- Quartz Ridge: 4.2 mi
- McFadden Point: 11.1 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 14.1 mi
- Cox Point: 17.1 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 10.6 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- Soldier Spring: 19.0 mi
- Quartz Spring: 19.7 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 17.5 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 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 121° | 2,842 m | 11.6 mi |
| Red Ridge | SE 130° | 2,841 m | 17.5 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,835 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ESE 108° | 2,826 m | 4.3 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 141° | 2,816 m | 14.1 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,812 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | N 7° | 2,803 m | 6.3 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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