Nelson Peak
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
- 1,810 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Dick Point: 2.9 mi
- Shefoot Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Benchmark Hill: 3.5 mi
- North Siwash: 3.7 mi
- Turner Peak: 3.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 14.2 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 16.7 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 16.7 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 16.8 mi
- Taft: 11.8 mi
- Burke: 17.7 mi
- Frisco: 17.8 mi
- Black Bear: 17.9 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 16.7 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 17.3 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 17.3 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 24.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 8.5 mi
- Orphan Point: 18.9 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 24.9 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- John Mullan: 14.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister Peak | SSE 155° | 2,104 m | 7.9 mi |
| East Sister Peak | SSE 151° | 2,090 m | 8.8 mi |
| West Sister Peak | SSE 157° | 2,053 m | 6.9 mi |
| Crittenden Peak | ENE 62° | 1,952 m | 9.2 mi |
| Shefoot Mountain | NE 43° | 1,922 m | 3.0 mi |
| Quarles Peak | ENE 78° | 1,879 m | 9.3 mi |
| Little Sister Peak | SSE 155° | 1,868 m | 6.1 mi |
| Point Eightyone | E 86° | 1,832 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:56 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 22 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657658
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