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Gallagher Peak

Gallagher Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gallagher Peak rises to 1,851 m in Idaho. North Goat Peak stands 2,734 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Falls, a waterfall 4.2 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1851 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10628, -115.78567

66 named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 6
  • Pine Flats Hot Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 15.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Grimes Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Weilmunster Park: 9.2 mi
  • Jim Thorton Plaza: 13.8 mi
  • Naylor Park: 19.3 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gallagher Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Goat PeakESE 111°2,734.056 m23.6 mi
Wolf MountainESE 109°2,699 m20.8 mi
Goat MountainESE 114°2,686 m23.7 mi
Shephard PeakESE 112°2,683 m24.8 mi
Tyee MountainESE 104°2,660 m24.7 mi
Red MountainENE 62°2,654 m21.3 mi
Tenmile RidgeE 92°2,653.284 m24.1 mi
Whitehawk MountainNE 45°2,550 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:56
June solstice06:0120:4621:31
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1616:2117:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435259666456443225

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowman, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399052 — Gallagher Peak, Boise County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358665527

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