Lonesome Lake Peak
Lonesome Lake Peak rises to 3,445 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Andrus, a peak 1.1 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Lonesome Lake Peak, also known as Lonesome Peak, at 11,302 feet (3,445 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County. The peak is located 2.07 mi (3.33 km) south-southeast of D. O. Lee Peak, its line parent. It is the 68th highest peak in Idaho and rises above the west side of Lonesome Lake, the uppermost of the Boulder Chain Lakes.
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Wikidata Q6671727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3445 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 15 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Andrus: 1.1 mi
- Mount Frank: 1.3 mi
- White Cloud Peaks: 1.7 mi
- Patterson Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cardiac Peak: 1.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 18.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 18.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 22.0 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Smith Falls: 21.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 23.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 3.7 mi
- Crown Point: 17.8 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
- Stanley Park: 18.7 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.5 mi
- Baring Divide: 20.4 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Lonesome Lake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SSE 153° | 3,602.736 m | 2.8 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SE 140° | 3,561 m | 15.6 mi |
| Kent Peak | SE 140° | 3,555.187 m | 16.5 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SSE 150° | 3,536.29 m | 13.0 mi |
| Calkens Peak | NNW 349° | 3,509.162 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lee Peak | NNW 337° | 3,457.956 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Andrus | N 7° | 3,438.144 m | 1.1 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | NNW 333° | 3,438 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10673656808
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