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Flash Peak

Flash Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Flash Peak rises to 1,723 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1723 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.30909, -115.87905

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • Wildfire: 10.7 mi
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 11.0 mi
  • Time Capsule: 11.4 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 11.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 11.9 mi
Parks: 9
  • Samuels Park: 11.5 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 12.9 mi
  • Silverton Park: 13.2 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 14.9 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 15.9 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Flash Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakNNE 32°2,084 m9.5 mi
Twodot PeakSSW 205°1,981 m11.3 mi
Shefoot MountainE 92°1,922 m9.3 mi
West Willow PeakNNE 26°1,921 m10.1 mi
Striped PeakNNW 329°1,921 m10.6 mi
Gold HillNNE 17°1,902 m8.8 mi
Champion PointNNE 31°1,832 m8.3 mi
Turkey PointE 91°1,822 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4820:5621:44
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0416:56

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655724

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