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Lookout Peak

Lookout Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Peak rises to 2,308 m in Idaho. Square Top stands 2,634 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Peak, a peak 4.5 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52186, -116.16109

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks: 4
  • Cascade Park: 5.1 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 6.1 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 6.4 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 22.1 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 24.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Valley County Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lookout Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Square TopNE 47°2,634 m24.2 mi
Jughandle MountainNNE 25°2,532.888 m23.9 mi
NeedlesNE 48°2,514.3 m22.1 mi
Granite PeakS 172°2,506 m6.8 mi
Snowbank MountainSSE 162°2,489 m5.1 mi
Gold Fork RockENE 60°2,489 m20.5 mi
Council MountainNNW 338°2,475 m14.1 mi
Tripod PeakS 170°2,459 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0120:4921:34
September equinox07:3319:0519:44
December solstice08:1916:2017:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386118 — Lookout Peak, Adams County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657143

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