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Galena Peak

Galena Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Galena Peak rises to 3,387 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Easley Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

Silver Peak is an 11,167-foot-elevation (3,404 m) mountain summit in Idaho, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49030912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3387 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.88963, -114.60367

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 18.1 mi
  • Knob Hill Natural Area: 18.5 mi
  • Ketchum Bike Park: 18.5 mi
  • Little Park: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Hemingway Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 18.0 mi
  • KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 18.7 mi
  • Baring Divide: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 17.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Smith Falls: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Galena Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakN 5°3,602.736 m10.4 mi
Ryan PeakE 85°3,561 m9.7 mi
Kent PeakE 89°3,555.187 m10.2 mi
Glassford PeakENE 76°3,536.29 m6.3 mi
Calkens PeakN 356°3,509.162 m15.8 mi
Lee PeakN 355°3,457.956 m14.8 mi
Lonesome Lake PeakN 358°3,445 m12.8 mi
Mount AndrusN 359°3,438.144 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice05:5720:4121:25
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1016:1717:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331394855636153422920
Precip in2.31.91.81.21.81.30.60.51.01.41.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655868

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