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Old Hyndman Peak

Old Hyndman Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Old Hyndman Peak rises to 3,549 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the northwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobb Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Old Hyndman Peak, at 11,775 feet (3,589 m) above sea level, is the eighth-highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located on the border of Sawtooth and Salmon-Challis National Forests as well as Blaine and Custer counties. It is the 27th-highest peak in Idaho and about 0.9 mi (1.4 km) southeast of Hyndman Peak and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) northeast of Cobb Peak.

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Wikidata Q7084257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3549 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.74074, -114.11699

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Little Park: 12.9 mi
  • Town Square: 13.0 mi
  • Forest Service Park: 13.0 mi
  • Knob Hill Natural Area: 13.1 mi
  • Ketchum Bike Park: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Old Hyndman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyndman PeakNW 310°3,660.038 m0.9 mi
Goat MountainNNW 332°3,631.082 m2.6 mi
The FinENE 60°3,627.12 m5.0 mi
The Devils Bedstead EastNNW 336°3,616.452 m4.4 mi
Standhope PeakENE 57°3,616 m5.5 mi
Brocky PeakENE 71°3,608.527 m3.4 mi
Altair PeakENE 57°3,604.26 m6.5 mi
Duncan RidgeNW 316°3,582.924 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:49
June solstice05:5520:3921:23
September equinox07:2418:5819:36
December solstice08:0816:1617:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331394855636153422920
Precip in2.31.91.81.21.81.30.60.51.01.41.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358657767

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