Elkhorn Peak
Elkhorn Peak rises to 3,024 m in Idaho. Rendezvous Peak stands 3,328 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baird, a peak 0.5 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3024 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 19 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Baird: 0.5 mi
- Little Elk Peak: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Creek Peak: 1.8 mi
- Needle Peak: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 13.8 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 15.0 mi
- Rangeview Park: 16.1 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 16.3 mi
- Emily Stevens Park: 16.4 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 24.9 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 24.9 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 24.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 24.9 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 24.9 mi
- Antler Arch: 18.9 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 19.7 mi
- State Historic Marker - Trappers Guide: 20.1 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 22.1 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 14.1 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 18.9 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 15.2 mi
- Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 18.9 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 20.8 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 23.0 mi
- Millers Springs: 20.4 mi
- Millers Springs: 20.6 mi
- Paradise Spring: 20.8 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Palisades Bench: 8.0 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Elkhorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous Peak | NNE 33° | 3,328 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cody Peak | NNE 33° | 3,279 m | 18.9 mi |
| No-Name Peak | NNE 34° | 3,263 m | 18.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,152 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Glory | NE 35° | 3,063 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Baird | NNE 18° | 3,048 m | 0.5 mi |
| Observation Peak | SE 124° | 3,037 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | WNW 299° | 3,022 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666105
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