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Miners Peak

Miners Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Miners Peak rises to 2,378 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackmare, a peak 3.4 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 53 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2378 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.86851, -115.77373

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Ponderosa State Park: 15.6 mi
  • Wild Horse Park: 15.6 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 15.8 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 16.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 16.7 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rainbow Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Miners Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainNNW 342°2,827 m16.8 mi
North Loon MountainNNW 344°2,823 m17.5 mi
Log MountainESE 111°2,791 m8.9 mi
Pistol RockESE 106°2,764 m19.5 mi
Storm PeakNNW 339°2,751 m19.6 mi
Chilcoot PeakESE 111°2,740 m18.5 mi
Nick PeakNW 315°2,713 m6.5 mi
Meadow RidgeE 90°2,695.65 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:56
June solstice05:5820:4921:34
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1916:1717:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657468

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