Needle Peak
Needle Peak rises to 2,810 m in Idaho. Rendezvous Peak stands 3,328 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,810 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul Peak: 3.2 mi
- Elkhorn Peak: 3.2 mi
- Powder Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mount Baird: 3.5 mi
- Little Elk Peak: 4.2 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 10.6 mi
- West Table Boating Site: 14.2 mi
- East Table Boating Site: 14.5 mi
- Elbow Boating Site: 15.5 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 15.5 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 16.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 18.5 mi
- Antler Arch: 18.5 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 20.9 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 24.0 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 18.6 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 20.2 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 20.8 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 15.7 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Millers Springs: 20.2 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.8 mi
- Palisades Bench: 10.9 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Needle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous Peak | NNE 24° | 3,328 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cody Peak | NNE 25° | 3,279 m | 20.2 mi |
| No-Name Peak | NNE 25° | 3,263 m | 19.7 mi |
| Stewart Peak | SSE 158° | 3,079 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Glory | NNE 23° | 3,063 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Baird | NNW 328° | 3,048 m | 3.5 mi |
| Observation Peak | ESE 114° | 3,037 m | 6.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NW 322° | 3,024 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662338
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