Lightning Peak
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
- 7.1 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 13 mi
- Island Pond Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wylie Knob: 4.8 mi
- Kirby Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Trout Peak: 6.3 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 6.7 mi
- 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
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 14.5 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 19.8 mi
- Troy Museum: 20.6 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 20.7 mi
- Hunt Falls: 24.7 mi
- City Beach: 13.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.7 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 13.4 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 23.8 mi
- Uleda Point: 16.6 mi
- Ross Point: 23.3 mi
- Benton Spring: 20.1 mi
- Leslie Springs: 24.4 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 7.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 13.4 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pend Oreille | E 88° | 2,056 m | 7.3 mi |
| Glad Peak | ESE 111° | 2,054 m | 11.8 mi |
| Clifty Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,041 m | 15.0 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,038 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Casey | W 275° | 2,027 m | 16.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | W 267° | 1,997 m | 14.3 mi |
| Benning Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,988 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Willard | ENE 76° | 1,987 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 20:02 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 14:59 | 15:53 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandpoint EXP STN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651688
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