McDonald Peak
McDonald Peak rises to 3,063 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is El Capitan, a peak 1.4 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
McDonald Peak, at 10,068 feet (3,069 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County. The peak is located 1.93 mi (3.11 km) southeast of Parks Peak, its line parent. It is southwest of Pettit Lake.
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Wikidata Q6800920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3063 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 10 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- El Capitan: 1.4 mi
- Parks Peak: 1.9 mi
- Perfect Peak: 2.8 mi
- Snowyside Peak: 3.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Smith Falls: 7.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 10.9 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.9 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 2.6 mi
- Baring Divide: 10.6 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 23.2 mi
- Taylor Spring: 15.1 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 18.6 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Elk Point: 16.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.0 mi
- Crown Point: 21.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 18.4 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 3.2 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
- Stanley Museum: 19.3 mi
- Stanley Museum: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of McDonald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | NW 320° | 3,266 m | 5.9 mi |
| Decker Peak | NNW 336° | 3,263 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snowyside Peak | W 260° | 3,249 m | 3.3 mi |
| Elk Peak | NW 310° | 3,225 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dave's Peak | NW 326° | 3,224.5 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sevy Peak | NNW 328° | 3,200.4 m | 6.3 mi |
| Braxon Peak | NNW 336° | 3,151 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Arrowhead | NNW 327° | 3,139.4 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657336
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