Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,064 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the south, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is tiger peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,064 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- tiger peak: 3.0 mi
- Round Top: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Peak: 3.5 mi
- Goose Peak: 3.9 mi
- Burke Summit: 3.9 mi
- Shoshone Park: 6.9 mi
- Eagle City Park: 9.1 mi
- Samuels Park: 9.8 mi
- Silverton Park: 10.4 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 12.0 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 7.7 mi
- Ten Commandments: 9.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 9.8 mi
- Miner's Statue: 10.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 10.0 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 6.3 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 6.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 9.8 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 9.8 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 9.9 mi
- Burke: 4.0 mi
- Black Bear: 5.4 mi
- Frisco: 5.8 mi
- Taft: 12.5 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 9.9 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 10.0 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 15.6 mi
- Maple Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.1 mi
- The Blue Slide: 19.0 mi
- Bernier Point: 20.2 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bloom Spring: 12.9 mi
- John Mullan: 6.7 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | S 183° | 2,084 m | 9.5 mi |
| Clear Peak | NE 52° | 2,041 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beaver Peak | NE 46° | 2,024 m | 6.0 mi |
| Burke Summit | SE 144° | 2,004 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Peak | N 5° | 1,989 m | 10.3 mi |
| Driveway Peak | ENE 79° | 1,954 m | 8.7 mi |
| Emma Peak | NE 50° | 1,953 m | 7.1 mi |
| Custer Peak | WSW 241° | 1,952 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382551 — Granite Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656075
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