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Crittenden Peak

Crittenden Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crittenden Peak rises to 1,952 m in Idaho. Ward Peak stands 2,218 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernier Point, a cliff 1.9 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1952 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.33409, -115.55071

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Quarles Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Quarles Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Dominion Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Dominion Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Storm Peak: 2.7 mi
Parks: 11
  • Shoshone Park: 12.3 mi
  • Miller Park: 19.7 mi
  • Samuels Park: 19.8 mi
  • Power Park: 20.2 mi
  • Ainsworth Park: 20.3 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 16.5 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 19.8 mi
  • Time Capsule: 19.8 mi
  • Wildfire: 19.9 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Crittenden Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward PeakESE 121°2,218 m9.1 mi
Eagle PeakESE 114°2,206 m8.7 mi
Gold PeakESE 108°2,142 m8.5 mi
Quarles PeakSSE 158°1,993 m2.6 mi
Wishard PeakSE 145°1,941 m3.5 mi
McGee PeakESE 109°1,925 m6.0 mi
Taft SummitN 360°1,923 m9.7 mi
Shefoot MountainWSW 251°1,922 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4620:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0119:42
December solstice08:2716:0216:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357923416

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