Morgan Creek Summit
Morgan Creek Summit rises to 2,315 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wards Butte, a peak 3.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49051516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2315 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Wards Butte: 3.4 mi
- Woods Peak: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Van Horn Peak: 5.2 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 8.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.7 mi
- McNabbs Point: 17.9 mi
- Red Point: 20.6 mi
- Aparejo Point: 23.4 mi
- Central Park: 23.0 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 23.1 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 23.5 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 23.5 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- Painted Rock: 23.1 mi
- CHS: 23.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 22.8 mi
- Parker Mill: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morgan Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | ESE 102° | 3,346 m | 20.1 mi |
| May Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,309 m | 23.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,209 m | 22.9 mi |
| White Mountain West | SSW 212° | 3,183 m | 21.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 39° | 3,041 m | 3.9 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,040 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,985 m | 21.5 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,984 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:11 | 16:59 |
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 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657567
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