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Jims Peak

Jims Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Jims Peak rises to 2,073 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2073 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76571, -116.96763

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • South Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Sagebrush Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Coyote Point: 6.4 mi
  • Juniper Point: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 15.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Three Forks Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jims Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakNE 47°2,556 m21.6 mi
Cinnabar MountainNE 48°2,514 m21.3 mi
Turntable MountainNE 44°2,468 m21.3 mi
War Eagle MountainNE 39°2,451 m21.3 mi
Quicksilver MountainNE 53°2,447 m21.1 mi
South MountainSE 128°2,361 m3.2 mi
Sawpit PeakNE 36°2,349 m19.3 mi
Florida MountainNNE 32°2,337 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2320:00
June solstice06:1020:4721:30
September equinox07:3619:1019:47
December solstice08:1616:3217:18

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135405058706961483528

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver City 5 W, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397822 — Jims Peak, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663361

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