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Grays Peak

Grays Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Grays Peak rises to 1,491 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Pinnacle, a peak 2.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1491 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.33215, -115.61265

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Shoshone Park: 10.6 mi
  • Samuels Park: 17.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 19.6 mi
  • Miller Park: 21.2 mi
  • Power Park: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 14.3 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 17.4 mi
  • Time Capsule: 17.4 mi
  • Wildfire: 17.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 18.1 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Grays Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakNW 311°2,084 m9.9 mi
Quarles PeakESE 120°1,993 m4.5 mi
Crittenden PeakE 87°1,952 m2.9 mi
Wishard PeakESE 119°1,941 m5.6 mi
McGee PeakESE 102°1,925 m8.8 mi
Taft SummitNNE 16°1,923 m10.2 mi
Shefoot MountainWSW 239°1,922 m3.7 mi
Craddock PeakESE 120°1,917 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4720:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2816:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232428344350616051382822
Precip in5.94.75.03.63.03.11.11.11.73.96.06.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan Pass Vor/dme, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382616 — Grays Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656119

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