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Lightning Peak

Lightning Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lightning Peak rises to 918 m in Idaho. Mount Pend Oreille stands 2,056 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wylie Knob, a peak 4.8 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.41132, -116.33491

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Pack River Flats Refuge: 5.9 mi
  • Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
  • Oden Bay Game Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
  • McNearney Park: 11.6 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Snow Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Hunt Falls: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • City Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Benton Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Leslie Springs: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Lightning Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Pend OreilleE 88°2,056 m7.3 mi
Glad PeakESE 111°2,054.352 m11.8 mi
Clifty MountainNNE 21°2,041 m15.0 mi
Roberts MountainENE 63°2,038 m12.6 mi
Mount CaseyW 275°2,027 m16.2 mi
Blue MountainW 267°1,997 m14.3 mi
Benning MountainESE 114°1,988 m12.6 mi
Mount WillardENE 76°1,987 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1718:58
June solstice04:4520:0220:51
September equinox06:3318:0418:45
December solstice07:3514:5915:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138455460676657453528
Precip in4.32.93.62.42.72.41.20.81.43.04.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandpoint EXP STN, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651688

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