Mackay Peak
Mackay Peak rises to 3,118 m in Idaho. Leatherman Peak stands 3,727 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is White Knob Summit, a peak 1.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,118 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- White Knob Summit: 1.3 mi
- Windy Devil: 1.6 mi
- Lime Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Redbird Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Dugout Hill: 4.0 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 4.2 mi
- Moore City Park: 19.8 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 21.3 mi
- Birch Springs: 18.1 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 20.9 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 22.2 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 20.7 mi
- Bartlett Point: 15.6 mi
- The Nose: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Mackay Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherman Peak | N 353° | 3,727 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Church | N 357° | 3,725 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | N 7° | 3,700 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,681 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Idaho | NNW 346° | 3,677 m | 15.5 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | N 0° | 3,665 m | 12.1 mi |
| USGS Peak | NE 35° | 3,652 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bad Rock | N 355° | 3,643 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657210
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