Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,506 m in Idaho. Rocky Peak stands 2,562 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gabes Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,506 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Gabes Peak: 1.1 mi
- Snowbank Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Wilson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Collier Peak: 2.8 mi
- Tripod Peak: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Park: 7.3 mi
- Armstrong Park: 8.0 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 8.1 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 12.8 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 23.2 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 18.0 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
- White Licks: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.9 mi
- Valley County Museum: 21.7 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 21.7 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 8.0 mi
- Baird Cabin: 18.7 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Peak | E 79° | 2,562 m | 24.4 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,489 m | 2.0 mi |
| Gold Fork Rock | NE 45° | 2,489 m | 23.9 mi |
| Scott Mountain | SE 134° | 2,486 m | 24.2 mi |
| Council Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,475 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tripod Peak | SSE 166° | 2,459 m | 2.9 mi |
| Alpine Benchmark | ENE 57° | 2,455 m | 19.2 mi |
| Collier Peak | NNE 34° | 2,430 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382547 — Granite Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656062
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