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Horseshoe Peak

Horseshoe Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Horseshoe Peak rises to 1,732 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,064 m to the south-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Murray Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1732 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.64914, -115.81656

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Eagle City Park: 4.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 12.6 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 13.1 mi
  • Samuels Park: 13.2 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 12.6 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 13.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 13.1 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 13.2 mi
  • Time Capsule: 13.2 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 6.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Horseshoe Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSSE 156°2,064 m6.5 mi
Clear PeakESE 106°2,041 m7.7 mi
Beaver PeakESE 104°2,024 m7.2 mi
Tiger PeakS 185°2,017 m7.8 mi
Burke SummitSSE 152°2,004 m10.3 mi
Black PeakNE 39°1,989 m5.5 mi
Driveway PeakESE 111°1,954 m12.0 mi
Emma PeakE 100°1,953 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4620:5721:46
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:3016:0216:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656433

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