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Marcus Cook Peak

Marcus Cook Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Marcus Cook Peak rises to 1,771 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49047939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1771 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.36159, -115.84544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 7.3 mi
  • Wildfire: 7.9 mi
  • Time Capsule: 8.4 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 8.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 9.0 mi
Parks: 9
  • Samuels Park: 8.5 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 9.0 mi
  • Silverton Park: 10.5 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 12.5 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 13.7 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Marcus Cook Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakNE 38°2,084 m5.6 mi
Shefoot MountainESE 117°1,922 m8.7 mi
West Willow PeakNNE 28°1,921 m6.1 mi
Striped PeakNW 307°1,921 m8.9 mi
Snowstorm PeakNNE 30°1,919 m10.7 mi
East Grouse PeakNNE 17°1,914 m10.4 mi
Gold HillN 11°1,902 m4.9 mi
West Grouse PeakN 2°1,866 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5621:44
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396850 — Marcus Cook Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662218

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