Homer Youngs Peak
Homer Youngs Peak rises to 3,234 m in Montana. Sacajawea Peaks stands 3,154 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperhead Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,234 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 25 mi
- Westward View · 26 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Copperhead Peak: 2.6 mi
- Freeman Peak: 2.8 mi
- Ajax Peak: 3.3 mi
- Monument Peak: 3.3 mi
- Sacajawea Peaks: 4.2 mi
- City Park: 13.8 mi
- Island Park: 14.2 mi
- Town Square Park: 14.2 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 14.3 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 22.7 mi
- Red Rock: 12.1 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 18.7 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 20.5 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 13.6 mi
- Leesburg: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homer Youngs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacajawea Peaks | S 182° | 3,154 m | 4.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSW 193° | 3,134 m | 3.3 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,134 m | 4.5 mi |
| Freeman Peak | SSW 204° | 3,132 m | 2.8 mi |
| Center Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,113 m | 5.8 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | WSW 258° | 3,065 m | 2.6 mi |
| Ajax Peak | WNW 295° | 3,028 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,010 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 784969 — Homer Youngs Peak, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357935735
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