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Custer Peak

Custer Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Custer Peak rises to 1,952 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the south-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiger Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1952 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.53382, -115.83711

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Samuels Park: 5.8 mi
  • Silverton Park: 6.3 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 7.0 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 8.0 mi
  • Eagle City Park: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 4.6 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 5.9 mi
  • Time Capsule: 5.9 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 5.9 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 6.0 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Custer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakSSE 158°2,084 m8.1 mi
Granite PeakENE 61°2,064 m4.1 mi
Clear PeakNE 55°2,041 m10.2 mi
Beaver PeakNE 52°2,024 m10.0 mi
Tiger PeakENE 56°2,017 m0.3 mi
Burke SummitE 101°2,004 m6.0 mi
Black PeakNNE 20°1,989 m13.0 mi
Driveway PeakENE 73°1,954 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2916:0216:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655202

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