Kings Peak
Kings Peak rises to 1,044 m in Idaho. Latour Peak stands 1,926 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument, a park 1.4 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Kings Peak is a mountain in Benewah County, Idaho, United States and is about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the town of St. Maries.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6412996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,044 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 2.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Shay Hill: 2.8 mi
- Saint Maries Peak: 2.8 mi
- Negro Brown Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sharp Top: 4.4 mi
- Lindstrom Peak: 4.7 mi
- Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument: 1.4 mi
- Eleanor Park: 1.7 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.0 mi
- Rainy Hill Boat Launch: 11.7 mi
- Plummer Community Center: 13.1 mi
- Plummmer Point: 8.9 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 8.9 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 9.2 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 13.5 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Lotus Point: 3.3 mi
- Twin Crags: 14.6 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- John Mullan: 22.1 mi
- Higgens Point: 22.6 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 22.9 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Kings Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latour Peak | NE 52° | 1,926 m | 14.5 mi |
| Latour Baldy | NE 47° | 1,896 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Wiessner | NE 52° | 1,882 m | 15.1 mi |
| Reeds Baldy | ENE 65° | 1,869 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pearson Peak | ENE 62° | 1,868 m | 11.1 mi |
| Frost Peak | NE 45° | 1,772 m | 17.2 mi |
| Saint Joe Baldy | ENE 66° | 1,768 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rochat Peak | NE 54° | 1,710 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:59 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Maries, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663377
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