Mount Carter
Mount Carter rises to 3,228 m in Idaho. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mickey's Spire, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Carter, standing at 10,590 feet (3,230 m) above sea level, is the seventh-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, it lies on the border of Boise and Custer counties. The peak is located 0.32 mi (0.51 km) northwest of Mickey's Spire, its line parent, and 0.43 mi (0.69 km) west of Thompson Peak, the highest point in the range.
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Wikidata Q6920067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3228 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 23 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mickey's Spire: 0.3 mi
- Thompson Peak: 0.4 mi
- Mount Limbert: 0.5 mi
- Schwartz Pinnacle: 0.8 mi
- Harriet's Pinnacle: 0.8 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 7.4 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.2 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Baring Divide: 4.4 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 11.7 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 13.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 23.4 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 4.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 6.3 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 7.1 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Banner Summit: 15.6 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mount Carter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Peak | SSE 159° | 3,263 m | 7.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 69° | 3,256 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | ESE 105° | 3,255 m | 0.3 mi |
| Williams Peak | NE 34° | 3,241 m | 1.1 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSE 157° | 3,191.256 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SSW 213° | 3,165 m | 0.5 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSE 162° | 3,151 m | 3.4 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,150 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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