Loon Creek Summit
Loon Creek Summit rises to 2,636 m in Idaho. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Estes Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,636 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Estes Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Jordan: 2.3 mi
- Mount Greylock: 3.6 mi
- The General: 3.6 mi
- Mayfield Peak: 4.4 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- Custer Museum: 5.7 mi
- Stanley Museum: 19.1 mi
- Parker Mill: 11.4 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 17.0 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 12.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 23.9 mi
- Stanley Park: 20.2 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 24.5 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 24.1 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Loon Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calkens Peak | SSE 167° | 3,509 m | 24.6 mi |
| WCP-7 | S 170° | 3,287 m | 24.0 mi |
| WCP-5 | S 171° | 3,231 m | 23.0 mi |
| WCP-3 | S 170° | 3,229 m | 21.6 mi |
| WCP-4 | S 173° | 3,190 m | 22.7 mi |
| Watson Peak | S 174° | 3,189 m | 23.2 mi |
| White Mountain West | ENE 57° | 3,183 m | 14.0 mi |
| WCP-1 | S 169° | 3,157 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657153
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