Moon Peak
Moon Peak rises to 1,726 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Placer Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,726 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Placer Peak: 1.7 mi
- Gibson Point: 2.0 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bad Tom Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Marcus Cook Peak: 3.4 mi
- Samuels Park: 5.0 mi
- Silverton Park: 7.1 mi
- Shoshone Park: 7.9 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 9.2 mi
- Gene Day Park: 10.5 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 4.3 mi
- Wildfire: 4.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 5.0 mi
- Ten Commandments: 5.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 5.6 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 5.1 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 5.1 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 5.1 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 5.2 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 5.5 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 5.0 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 5.6 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 13.4 mi
- Frisco: 7.3 mi
- Black Bear: 7.6 mi
- Burke: 8.2 mi
- Taft: 12.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 16.6 mi
- Maple Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 20.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 22.8 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 22.0 mi
- Bloom Spring: 23.5 mi
- John Mullan: 5.2 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Moon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | ENE 75° | 2,084 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tiger Peak | NNE 12° | 2,017 m | 9.1 mi |
| Burke Summit | NE 45° | 2,004 m | 10.7 mi |
| Custer Peak | N 11° | 1,952 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sunset Peak | N 10° | 1,947 m | 10.9 mi |
| Shefoot Mountain | SE 128° | 1,922 m | 11.5 mi |
| West Willow Peak | ENE 61° | 1,921 m | 4.7 mi |
| Striped Peak | WNW 291° | 1,921 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:03 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657534
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