Gunsight Peak
Gunsight Peak rises to 2,893 m in Idaho. Snowyside Peak stands 3,249 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2893 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 32.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 21 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ross Peak: 3.4 mi
- Two Point Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Jumbo Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Newman Peak: 6.0 mi
- Cayuse Point: 6.4 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
- Smith Falls: 21.0 mi
- Fern Falls: 23.2 mi
- Elk Point: 10.8 mi
- Rocky Bar: 10.9 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 17.9 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Gunsight Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowyside Peak | NNE 17° | 3,249 m | 17.3 mi |
| Perfect Peak | NNE 22° | 3,130 m | 16.5 mi |
| Vienna Peak | NE 46° | 3,116 m | 15.2 mi |
| Baker Peak | E 95° | 3,098 m | 19.7 mi |
| Smoky Dome | SSE 154° | 3,076.956 m | 15.7 mi |
| Glens Peak | N 10° | 3,065 m | 17.7 mi |
| McDonald Peak | NNE 26° | 3,063 m | 19.0 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | ENE 60° | 3,061 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:20 | 17:07 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City 1 W, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656218
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