Lee Peak
Lee Peak rises to 3,458 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is White Cloud Peaks, a peak 0.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
D. O. Lee Peak, also known as Lee Peak, at 11,347 feet (3,459 m) above sea level, is the third-highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is one of the White Cloud Peaks and the 56th-highest peak in Idaho. It was named after Challis native David Oliver Lee (1934–1982), the first United States Forest Service ranger to be assigned to the Sawtooth Wilderness. The peak is located 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Stanley in Sawtooth National Recreation Area of Custer County. It is situated 1.25 miles (2.01 km) south-southwest of Calkins Peak, its line parent, and rises to the west of Cirque, Sapphire, Cove, and the Born Lakes.
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Wikidata Q5203750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3457.956 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 17 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Cloud Peaks: 0.4 mi
- WCP-9: 0.6 mi
- WCP-8: 0.9 mi
- Calkens Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mount Andrus: 1.3 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Smith Falls: 21.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 23.4 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 24.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 17.2 mi
- Stanley Museum: 17.2 mi
- Custer Museum: 19.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 1.8 mi
- Crown Point: 19.9 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 14.9 mi
- Stanley Park: 17.1 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Baring Divide: 19.6 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.7 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Lee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SSE 155° | 3,602.736 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SE 142° | 3,561 m | 17.6 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SSE 151° | 3,536.29 m | 15.1 mi |
| Calkens Peak | NNE 12° | 3,509.162 m | 1.1 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | SSE 157° | 3,445 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Andrus | SE 130° | 3,438.144 m | 1.3 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | S 174° | 3,438 m | 0.4 mi |
| WCP-9 | N 11° | 3,432.962 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659882
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