Deep Creek Peak
Deep Creek Peak rises to 2,664 m in Idaho. Elkhorn Peak stands 2,703 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshine Peak, a peak 8.6 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,664 m
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Moonshine Peak: 8.6 mi
- Bannock Peak: 9.5 mi
- White Quartz Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Mount Elkhorn: 10.5 mi
- Mollys Nipple: 11.0 mi
- Massacre Rocks State Park: 22.1 mi
- Pocatello Game Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Cherry Springs Nature Area: 23.5 mi
- Stebbins Park: 23.6 mi
- City park: 23.7 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 24.4 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 24.5 mi
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 23.4 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deep Creek Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Peak | ESE 119° | 2,703 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wakley Peak | ESE 106° | 2,684 m | 19.3 mi |
| Scout Mountain | NE 48° | 2,647 m | 21.3 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,638 m | 20.1 mi |
| Kents Peak | ESE 121° | 2,569 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NNW 344° | 2,517 m | 9.5 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,432 m | 18.9 mi |
| White Quartz Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,356 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:16 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massacre Rocks SP, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372353 — Deep Creek Peak, Power County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650551
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 30 mi
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