Monument Peak
Monument Peak rises to 3,134 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Wikidata Q49051235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3134 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 23 mi
- Westward View · 23 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Freeman Peak: 0.8 mi
- Sacajawea Peaks: 1.1 mi
- Center Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Copperhead Peak: 3.3 mi
- Center Mountain: 3.3 mi
- City Park: 11.0 mi
- Town Square Park: 11.7 mi
- Island Park: 11.7 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 11.7 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 19.5 mi
- Red Rock: 12.5 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 17.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 20.2 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 10.8 mi
- Leesburg: 20.7 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | NNE 13° | 3,234 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | SSE 147° | 3,154 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | N 355° | 3,134 m | 7.6 mi |
| Freeman Peak | NNW 330° | 3,132 m | 0.8 mi |
| Center Mountain | SE 138° | 3,113 m | 3.2 mi |
| Center Mountain | SE 137° | 3,111 m | 3.3 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | NNW 327° | 3,065 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ajax Peak | NNW 334° | 3,028 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:06 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923321
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