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Moon Peak

Moon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1726 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.40743, -115.87349

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • 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
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Falls Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Moon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakENE 75°2,084 m4.9 mi
Tiger PeakNNE 12°2,017 m9.1 mi
Burke SummitNE 45°2,004 m10.7 mi
Custer PeakN 11°1,952 m8.9 mi
Sunset PeakN 10°1,947 m10.9 mi
Shefoot MountainSE 128°1,922 m11.5 mi
West Willow PeakENE 61°1,921 m4.7 mi
Striped PeakWNW 291°1,921 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657534

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