Little Sheep Peak
Little Sheep Peak rises to 1,374 m in Idaho. Red Mountain stands 2,914 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1374 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
- 7.4 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 25.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hells Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
- Summit Overlook · 30 mi
- Highlands Overlook · 30 mi
- Royal Purple Overlook · 30 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Trail Hill: 4.0 mi
- Crooked River Point: 6.8 mi
- Road Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Brant Spring: 13.7 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.8 mi
- Coffee Spring: 22.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 22.4 mi
- Hells Canyon Park: 8.5 mi
- Heritage Square: 15.4 mi
- Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 19.3 mi
- Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 19.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.9 mi
- Deadman Point: 19.3 mi
- Brownlee: 10.1 mi
- Cornucopia: 20.1 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Red Ledge: 22.0 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Sheep Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,913.8 m | 23.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,760 m | 23.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNE 29° | 2,709 m | 24.1 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NW 304° | 2,668 m | 23.6 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,637 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cornucopia Peak | WNW 287° | 2,597 m | 22.5 mi |
| White Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,589 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pyramind Benchmark | NNE 33° | 2,560.625 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:53 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownlee DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 395636 — Little Sheep Peak, Adams County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358660730
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