Gunsight Peak
Gunsight Peak rises to 3,303 m in Idaho. Big Creek Peak stands 3,439 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3302.508 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 27 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 27 mi
40 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Peak: 4.1 mi
- Yellow Peak: 4.9 mi
- Junction Peak: 5.5 mi
- Leadore Hill: 6.9 mi
- Sheephorn Peak: 8.1 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 15.0 mi
- Red Point: 19.8 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gunsight Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Peak | S 187° | 3,439 m | 8.5 mi |
| Grouse Creek Mountain | SW 231° | 3,378.7 m | 24.6 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | S 181° | 3,354 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lem Peak | NW 308° | 3,346 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 140° | 3,311 m | 18.2 mi |
| May Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,309 m | 16.6 mi |
| Yellow Peak | S 178° | 3,292 m | 4.9 mi |
| Portland Mountain | SE 135° | 3,280 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:39 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663297
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