Needle Peak
Needle Peak rises to 1,956 m in Idaho. Lost Peak stands 2,258 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Ives Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,956 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Neversweat Peak: 2.4 mi
- Red Ives Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bacon Peak: 2.8 mi
- Yankee Peak: 4.2 mi
- Copper Point: 4.5 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 4.5 mi
- Timberman Park: 21.2 mi
- Westside Field: 21.2 mi
- Frank James Park: 21.4 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 21.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Bernier Point: 23.5 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 24.6 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 2.1 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 20.8 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 21.7 mi
- Quartz Flat: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Needle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Peak | NE 44° | 2,258 m | 9.5 mi |
| Graves Peak | E 94° | 2,238 m | 9.6 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | E 89° | 2,234 m | 8.6 mi |
| Binocular Peak | NE 45° | 2,197 m | 7.7 mi |
| Oregon Peak | ENE 73° | 2,188 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Joe Mountain | N 8° | 2,162 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain Number One | E 81° | 2,141 m | 12.4 mi |
| Prospect Mountain Number Two | E 85° | 2,102 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:53 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Regis 1 NE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657649
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