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Little Sister Peak

Little Sister Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Little Sister Peak rises to 1,868 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the south-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is West Sister Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1868 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.19159, -115.66960

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 6
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 20.7 mi
  • Wildfire: 22.3 mi
  • Time Capsule: 22.7 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 22.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 23.3 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 17.4 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 19.1 mi
  • Samuels Park: 22.7 mi
  • Silverton Park: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Little Sister Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle Sister PeakSSE 156°2,104 m1.8 mi
East Sister PeakSE 141°2,090 m2.7 mi
West Sister PeakS 170°2,053 m0.8 mi
Snow PeakS 170°2,036 m10.2 mi
Quarles PeakNE 41°1,993 m9.9 mi
Conrad PeakESE 106°1,957 m9.9 mi
Thor MountainESE 112°1,944 m4.8 mi
Trimmed Tree HillS 171°1,943 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4820:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2716:0416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663414

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