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Gold Peak

Gold Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Peak rises to 1,380 m in Idaho. Smith Peak stands 2,325 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Plowboy Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. JCT SR 20 VIC TIGER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.80298, -116.98301

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Granite Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 4.5 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 4.5 mi
  • American Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Elk Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 14.7 mi
  • Library park: 18.0 mi
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 18.7 mi
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 18.9 mi
  • Ione City Park: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Gold Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith PeakE 81°2,325 m14.4 mi
Snowy TopN 359°2,248 m13.0 mi
Gypsy PeakNW 322°2,226 m12.5 mi
The Lions HeadE 95°2,220 m12.2 mi
Kent PeakESE 109°2,163 m14.4 mi
The WigwamsESE 115°2,144 m13.7 mi
Abandon MountainE 87°2,131 m11.8 mi
Saddle MountainNE 43°2,101 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:1919:01
June solstice04:4520:0620:56
September equinox06:3518:0618:48
December solstice08:3915:5916:54

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037455460686758453427
Precip in3.12.02.42.22.63.21.40.81.32.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397747 — Gold Peak, Bonner County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663275

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