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McDonald Peak

McDonald Peak, seen from above at true elevation

McDonald Peak rises to 1,381 m in Idaho. Bennett Peak stands 1,894 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tepee Summit, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 38 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.76047, -116.27296

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Magee Historic Site: 6.6 mi
  • Mullan Road Historic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Old Mission State Park: 15.1 mi
  • West Shoshone Park: 15.2 mi
  • Marek Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Crystal Gold Mine: 17.9 mi
  • Higgens Point: 21.1 mi
  • Timber Terror: 22.6 mi
  • Tremors: 22.6 mi
  • Cork Screw: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Preston Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Silver Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 24.0 mi
  • City Beach: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Staff House Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Spragpole Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of McDonald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bennett PeakENE 68°1,894 m11.9 mi
Pond PeakENE 59°1,872 m12.0 mi
Little Sentinel PeakENE 65°1,867 m11.9 mi
Downey PeakENE 73°1,833 m12.3 mi
Guard PeakENE 76°1,831 m12.6 mi
Little Guard PeakENE 78°1,831 m12.7 mi
Sentinel PeakENE 63°1,828 m12.1 mi
Grizzly MountainESE 112°1,800 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1718:58
June solstice04:4719:5920:48
September equinox06:3318:0418:45
December solstice07:3215:0315:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455460686757453629
Precip in4.33.13.72.92.92.71.20.81.33.14.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kellogg, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386603 — McDonald Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657332

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