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Nelson Peak

Nelson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nelson Peak rises to 1,810 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Dick Point, a peak 2.9 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1810 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.27187, -115.72460

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 7
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 14.6 mi
  • Wildfire: 16.3 mi
  • Time Capsule: 16.6 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 16.6 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 17.2 mi
Parks: 6
  • Shoshone Park: 13.4 mi
  • Samuels Park: 16.7 mi
  • Silverton Park: 18.8 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 20.9 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 22.1 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Nelson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle Sister PeakSSE 155°2,104 m7.9 mi
East Sister PeakSSE 151°2,090 m8.8 mi
West Sister PeakSSE 157°2,053 m6.9 mi
Quarles PeakENE 78°1,993 m9.3 mi
Crittenden PeakENE 62°1,952 m9.2 mi
Shefoot MountainNE 43°1,922 m3.0 mi
Quarles PeakENE 78°1,879 m9.3 mi
Little Sister PeakSSE 155°1,868 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4720:5621:44
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2816:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232428344350616051382822
Precip in5.94.75.03.63.03.11.11.11.73.96.06.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan Pass Vor/dme, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657658

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