Horton Peak
Horton Peak rises to 3,015 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the east-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Peak, a peak 4.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Horton Peak at 9,896 feet (3,016 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. Horton Peak rises above the southeastern end of the Sawtooth Valley west of the Sawtooth Range and Idaho State Highway 75. A trail goes to the summit from the end of forest road 459 in the Sawtooth Valley. Horton Peak was named after forest ranger William H. Horton (1867–1935), who is memorialized at the Pole Creek Ranger Station, located about two miles southeast of Horton Peak. A U.S. Forest Service fire lookout on the summit was constructed in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, was used until the 1970s, and still stands on the summit.
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Wikidata Q5906911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3015 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 6 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Peak: 4.8 mi
- Croesus Peak: 5.3 mi
- Bible Back Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Galena: 6.3 mi
- Blackmon Peak: 8.0 mi
- Smith Falls: 14.7 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Fern Falls: 17.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.6 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 21.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 12.9 mi
- Crown Point: 15.1 mi
- Elk Point: 18.1 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 10.5 mi
- Baring Divide: 15.6 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 13.6 mi
- Taylor Spring: 21.2 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Stanley Park: 19.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 20.1 mi
- Stanley Museum: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Horton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | ENE 57° | 3,602.736 m | 9.5 mi |
| Calkens Peak | NNE 30° | 3,509.162 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lee Peak | NNE 32° | 3,457.956 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | NE 42° | 3,445 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Andrus | NE 39° | 3,438.144 m | 11.1 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | NNE 33° | 3,438 m | 10.9 mi |
| WCP-9 | NNE 31° | 3,432.962 m | 11.8 mi |
| Galena Peak | SE 126° | 3,387 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651378
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