Donaldson Peak
Donaldson Peak rises to 3,665 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Church, a peak 0.7 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Donaldson Peak, at 12,023 feet (3,665 m) above sea level, is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the seventh-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 0.65 miles (1.05 km) east of Mount Church, its line parent and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Mount Breitenbach. It is named for Charles R. Donaldson (1919-1987), former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Wikidata Q5295364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,664.6 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Church: 0.7 mi
- Williams Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Breitenbach: 1.4 mi
- Bad Rock: 1.4 mi
- Leatherman Peak: 2.0 mi
- Birch Springs: 8.3 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 9.2 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 15.6 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
- The Nose: 6.2 mi
- Bartlett Point: 12.8 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 24.2 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 10.8 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 11.3 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 11.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Donaldson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | NW 322° | 3,861 m | 6.5 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | NW 307° | 3,727 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Church | WNW 282° | 3,725 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | E 87° | 3,700 m | 1.4 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | ESE 124° | 3,681 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Idaho | NW 307° | 3,677 m | 4.8 mi |
| USGS Peak | ESE 121° | 3,652 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bad Rock | WNW 300° | 3,643 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393894 — Donaldson Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659895
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