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Lonesome Lake Peak

Lonesome Lake Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.07532, -114.61206

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Stanley Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Custer Museum: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Baron Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Smith Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Fern Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 18.7 mi
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.5 mi
  • Baring Divide: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakSSE 153°3,602.736 m2.8 mi
Ryan PeakSE 140°3,561 m15.6 mi
Kent PeakSE 140°3,555.187 m16.5 mi
Glassford PeakSSE 150°3,536.29 m13.0 mi
Calkens PeakNNW 349°3,509.162 m3.0 mi
Lee PeakNNW 337°3,457.956 m2.1 mi
Mount AndrusN 7°3,438.144 m1.1 mi
White Cloud PeaksNNW 333°3,438 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice05:5620:4221:26
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1617:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10673656808

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