Murphy Peak
Murphy Peak rises to 2,816 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Monumental Summit, a peak 1.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 58 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49055928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2816.35 m
How to reach it
- 58.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Monumental Summit: 1.5 mi
- Mule Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Peak Benchmark: 2.6 mi
- Pyramid Point: 2.8 mi
- Cinnabar Peak: 3.4 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 22.2 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 22.7 mi
- Cox Point: 3.6 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 12.0 mi
- McFadden Point: 19.7 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 4.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 4.6 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 19.3 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 13.0 mi
- The Outpost: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Murphy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | S 169° | 2,951 m | 7.7 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | SE 129° | 2,917.24 m | 2.6 mi |
| Red Peak | SE 125° | 2,885.85 m | 3.6 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | ENE 73° | 2,855 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNE 12° | 2,842.26 m | 5.0 mi |
| Red Ridge | E 93° | 2,840.74 m | 4.6 mi |
| Center Mountain | N 5° | 2,835 m | 14.5 mi |
| Artillery Dome | S 174° | 2,833 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:46 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397942 — Murphy Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663551
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