Moonshine Peak
Moonshine Peak rises to 2,202 m in Idaho. Elkhorn Peak stands 2,703 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bannock Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,202 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Stebbins Park: 16.0 mi
- Pocatello Game Preserve: 16.0 mi
- City park: 16.1 mi
- Vard Meadows: 16.3 mi
- Powerhouse Fishing Access Site: 16.5 mi
- Bannock Peak: 2.2 mi
- White Quartz Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Deep Creek Peak: 8.6 mi
- Flatiron Hill: 10.4 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 15.8 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 15.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 20.0 mi
- Bronco Beach: 23.6 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Museum of Clean: 21.5 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 21.5 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 21.5 mi
- The ISU "I": 21.9 mi
- McDougall Field: 22.5 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moonshine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Peak | SE 136° | 2,703 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wakley Peak | SE 126° | 2,684 m | 23.5 mi |
| Deep Creek Peak | S 177° | 2,664 m | 8.6 mi |
| Scout Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,647 m | 17.2 mi |
| Old Tom Mountain | E 83° | 2,638 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | WNW 286° | 2,517 m | 2.2 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | SE 132° | 2,432 m | 24.0 mi |
| White Quartz Mountain | W 281° | 2,356 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:15 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — American Falls, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652030
Day trips start here
- Pocatello · 22 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 27 mi
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