Malad Summit
Malad Summit rises to 1,708 m in Idaho. Oxford Peak stands 2,824 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain gap in Oneida County, Idaho, United States
Wikidata Q49047628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1708 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
50 named places within 25 miles
- Wakley Peak: 4.8 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Kents Peak: 4.9 mi
- Elkhorn Peak: 5.3 mi
- Oxford Peak: 8.4 mi
- Malad City Park: 11.3 mi
- Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
- City Park: 21.9 mi
- Benson Park: 24.9 mi
- Red Rock Pass: 9.0 mi
- Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center: 21.1 mi
- Franklin County World War II Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Oneida County Fair & Rodeo: 11.8 mi
- High Dive: 21.8 mi
- Hirschi's Haunted Hollow: 23.9 mi
- Oneida Pioneer Museum: 11.1 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 21.8 mi
- The Bull: 21.8 mi
- Peai Paatetsopai'i: 21.8 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 21.9 mi
- Dempsey: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Malad Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Peak | SE 129° | 2,824 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | NE 53° | 2,789 m | 19.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | W 263° | 2,703 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wakley Peak | NW 314° | 2,684 m | 4.8 mi |
| Deep Creek Peak | WNW 291° | 2,664 m | 23.6 mi |
| Scout Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,647 m | 23.7 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,638 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kents Peak | WSW 247° | 2,569 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:15 | 17:00 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downey, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657240
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- Southeastern Idaho · 29 mi
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