Galena Peak
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
- 3,387 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galena Summit Overlook · 6 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 6 mi
- Chairlift Swing · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Easley Peak: 2.8 mi
- Silver Peak: 4.5 mi
- Galena: 5.4 mi
- Boulder Peak: 5.8 mi
- Glassford Peak: 6.3 mi
- 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
- Hemingway Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 18.0 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 18.7 mi
- Baring Divide: 24.5 mi
- Crown Point: 6.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 16.5 mi
- Elk Point: 17.5 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 5.8 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 23.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 18.6 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 22.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | N 5° | 3,603 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ryan Peak | E 85° | 3,561 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kent Peak | E 89° | 3,555 m | 10.2 mi |
| Glassford Peak | ENE 76° | 3,536 m | 6.3 mi |
| Calkens Peak | N 356° | 3,509 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lee Peak | N 355° | 3,458 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | N 358° | 3,445 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Andrus | N 359° | 3,438 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:41 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655868
Take the scenic way to Galena Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.