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Little Guard Peak

Little Guard Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Little Guard Peak rises to 1,831 m in Idaho. Black Peak stands 1,989 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Guard Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 41 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1831 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79826, -116.00601

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Eagle City Park: 11.3 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 12.1 mi
  • Kellogg City park: 18.9 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 19.6 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 18.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 20.1 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 22.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 22.4 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 9.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Little Guard Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakESE 116°1,989 m13.7 mi
Idaho PointNNE 21°1,982.724 m6.6 mi
Eighty PeakNNE 23°1,970 m6.8 mi
Ulm PeakNNE 14°1,967 m7.2 mi
Bottle PointNNE 31°1,918 m6.3 mi
Bennett PeakNW 324°1,894 m2.2 mi
Pond PeakNNW 329°1,872 m4.1 mi
Little Sentinel PeakNNW 327°1,867 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4620:5821:47
September equinox07:3119:0319:44
December solstice08:3116:0116:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384853 — Little Guard Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657016

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