Mount Heyburn
Mount Heyburn rises to 3,082 m in Idaho. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the south, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is West Pinnacle, a peak 0.3 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Heyburn, at 10,229 feet (3,118 m) is one of the many 10,000-foot (3,050 m) peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The town of Stanley is located eight miles (13 km) north-northeast of Mount Heyburn. Grand Mogul, 9,733 ft (2,967 m), and Mount Heyburn are the two signature peaks that frame the southwest end of Redfish Lake (6,547 ft (1,996 m)); all are in the Salmon River watershed. Redfish Lake and Little Redfish Lake and the visitor services at these locations are only a few miles north of Mount Heyburn. While there are no trails to the top of Mount Heyburn, there are trails around both sides of Redfish Lake, and a boat service that ferries hikers the five miles (8 km) from Redfish Lake Lodge on the north end of the lake to the south end at regular intervals, for a round trip fee of $22. The drop-off point at the south end is a campground at the base of Mount Heyburn. The best time to climb Mount Heyburn is in the summer (July, August, or September); all routes to up Mount Heyburn are class 5. Mount Heyburn was named for Weldon Heyburn, a U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1903 until his death in 1912.
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Wikidata Q6921188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3082 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 20 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Pinnacle: 0.3 mi
- Splinter Tower: 0.7 mi
- Black Aiguille: 0.7 mi
- Grand Aiguille: 0.8 mi
- Split Tooth: 0.8 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 7.3 mi
- Smith Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.0 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Baring Divide: 2.9 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 10.9 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 14.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 8.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 8.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 24.2 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 3.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Stanley Park: 7.9 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Banner Summit: 19.0 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Mount Heyburn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Peak | S 173° | 3,263 m | 4.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNW 329° | 3,256 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | NW 326° | 3,255 m | 3.1 mi |
| Williams Peak | NNW 338° | 3,241 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Carter | NW 322° | 3,228 m | 3.4 mi |
| Dave's Peak | S 180° | 3,224.5 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sevy Peak | S 178° | 3,200.4 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | WNW 302° | 3,191.256 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661995
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