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Haystack Peak

Haystack Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Peak rises to 1,038 m in Idaho. Tiger Peak stands 2,017 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Staff House Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 55 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1038 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.52659, -116.13544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Kellogg City park: 0.8 mi
  • West Shoshone Park: 4.4 mi
  • Marek Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 4.8 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Veteran's Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 1.7 mi
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 10.0 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Falls Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Haystack Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tiger PeakE 87°2,017 m14.2 mi
Custer PeakE 88°1,952 m13.9 mi
Sunset PeakE 80°1,947 m14.3 mi
Latour PeakWSW 239°1,926 m12.4 mi
Striped PeakSE 133°1,921 m8.8 mi
Kellogg PeakS 173°1,920 m2.6 mi
Goose PeakE 79°1,903 m13.8 mi
Latour BaldyWSW 248°1,896 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1719:57
June solstice05:4820:5821:46
September equinox07:3219:0419:44
December solstice08:3016:0416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455460686757453629
Precip in4.33.13.72.92.92.71.20.81.33.14.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kellogg, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661982

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