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Dave's Peak

Dave's Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Dave's Peak rises to 3,225 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the south-southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Arrowhead, a peak 0.1 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Dave's Peak, at 10,579 feet (3,224 m) above sea level is an unofficially named peak that is the ninth highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located 0.65 mi (1.05 km) northeast of Mount Cramer, its line parent. Profile and Lucille lakes are southeast of the peak, while Upper, Middle, and Lower Cramer lakes are northwest of the peak. Dave's Peak is south-southwest of Sevy Peak.

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Wikidata Q5228188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3224.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01938, -114.97591

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Smith Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Fern Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 13.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 14.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Taylor Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 13.4 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 16.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Banner Summit: 23.5 mi
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Dave's Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CramerSSW 210°3,266 m0.7 mi
Decker PeakNNE 15°3,263 m1.7 mi
Snowyside PeakS 178°3,249 m5.6 mi
Elk PeakW 276°3,225 m3.0 mi
Sevy PeakNNE 20°3,200.4 m0.4 mi
Horstmann PeakNNW 349°3,191.256 m6.6 mi
Braxon PeakNNW 349°3,151 m5.2 mi
Mount IowaN 349°3,148 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:52
June solstice05:5820:4321:27
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1216:1817:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3188435916

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