Miners Peak
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. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,378 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackmare: 3.4 mi
- Teapot Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sixmile Ridge: 4.6 mi
- White Rock Peak: 6.0 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Ponderosa State Park: 15.6 mi
- Wild Horse Park: 15.6 mi
- Big Chair Park: 16.0 mi
- Legacy Park: 16.1 mi
- Brown Park: 16.1 mi
- Slick Rock: 10.4 mi
- Lightning Point: 16.7 mi
- Thinking Spot: 16.8 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 18.0 mi
- The Dike: 22.1 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 15.1 mi
- The Outpost: 15.2 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 16.4 mi
- Valley County Museum: 16.5 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- 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
- Rainbow Spring: 10.7 mi
- Shaws Spring: 12.8 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- North Beach: 16.6 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Driessen Falls: 19.9 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Miners Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,827 m | 16.8 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,823 m | 17.5 mi |
| Log Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,791 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pistol Rock | ESE 106° | 2,764 m | 19.5 mi |
| Storm Peak | NNW 339° | 2,751 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chilcoot Peak | ESE 111° | 2,740 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nick Peak | NW 315° | 2,713 m | 6.5 mi |
| Meadow Ridge | E 90° | 2,696 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:17 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657468
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