Mosquito Peak
Mosquito Peak rises to 1,906 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peggy Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49051722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1906 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Peggy Peak: 1.0 mi
- Attention Peak: 1.8 mi
- Junction Peak: 1.9 mi
- Walo Point: 2.5 mi
- Angle Point: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Bernier Point: 14.9 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 19.0 mi
- Orphan Point: 22.3 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 6.2 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 9.0 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 18.9 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 22.4 mi
- Taft: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Mosquito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister Peak | WNW 300° | 2,104 m | 9.8 mi |
| East Sister Peak | WNW 301° | 2,090 m | 8.7 mi |
| West Sister Peak | WNW 302° | 2,053 m | 10.7 mi |
| Snow Peak | WSW 244° | 2,036 m | 8.3 mi |
| Simmons Peak | E 90° | 2,027 m | 8.3 mi |
| Surveyors Peak | S 183° | 1,984 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peggy Peak | SW 217° | 1,975 m | 1.0 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,975 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:14 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 387269 — Mosquito Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657588
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