Old Hyndman Peak
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
- 3,549 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobb Peak: 0.8 mi
- Hyndman Peak: 0.9 mi
- Big Basin Peak: 0.9 mi
- Duncan Ridge: 1.5 mi
- McIntyre Peak: 1.6 mi
- 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
- Hemingway Memorial: 11.3 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 15.3 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 23.9 mi
- Crown Point: 20.6 mi
- Bartlett Point: 21.2 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 13.1 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Old Hyndman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | NW 310° | 3,660 m | 0.9 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,631 m | 2.6 mi |
| The Fin | ENE 60° | 3,627 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NNW 336° | 3,616 m | 4.4 mi |
| Standhope Peak | ENE 57° | 3,616 m | 5.5 mi |
| Brocky Peak | ENE 71° | 3,609 m | 3.4 mi |
| Altair Peak | ENE 57° | 3,604 m | 6.5 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NW 316° | 3,583 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657767
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