Lem Peak
Lem Peak rises to 3,346 m in Idaho. May Mountain stands 3,309 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Lem Peak is a mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho. At 3349m, it is the 16th highest summit in Idaho that has at least 500m of topographic prominence.
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Wikidata Q49043942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,346 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 25 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 25 mi
44 named places within 25 miles
- Long Mountain: 4.2 mi
- May Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Watson Peak: 7.6 mi
- Poison Peak: 7.7 mi
- King Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Red Point: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 13.4 mi
- McNabbs Point: 20.8 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 17.7 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 17.9 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 24.4 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 9.2 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 22.1 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lem Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,309 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SE 127° | 3,303 m | 21.3 mi |
| Yellow Peak | SE 136° | 3,292 m | 24.7 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | SE 134° | 3,272 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mill Mountain | ESE 123° | 3,271 m | 12.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,209 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | SE 134° | 3,168 m | 11.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,041 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:10 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MAY 2sse, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384563 — Lem Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656937
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