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Malad Summit

Malad Summit, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.34659, -112.22497

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Parks: 4
  • Malad City Park: 11.3 mi
  • Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
  • City Park: 21.9 mi
  • Benson Park: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Red Rock Pass: 9.0 mi
  • Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center: 21.1 mi
  • Franklin County World War II Memorial: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Oneida County Fair & Rodeo: 11.8 mi
  • High Dive: 21.8 mi
  • Hirschi's Haunted Hollow: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oxford PeakSE 129°2,824 m8.4 mi
Sedgwick PeakNE 53°2,789 m19.3 mi
Elkhorn PeakW 263°2,703 m5.3 mi
Wakley PeakNW 314°2,684 m4.8 mi
Deep Creek PeakWNW 291°2,664 m23.6 mi
Scout MountainNNW 345°2,647 m23.7 mi
Old Tom MountainNNW 346°2,638 m19.8 mi
Kents PeakWSW 247°2,569 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:41
June solstice05:5320:2721:10
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5616:1517:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736445361706859473425
Precip in1.11.11.51.52.31.31.01.01.41.31.11.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downey, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657240

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