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Packrat Peak

Packrat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Packrat Peak rises to 3,120 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayan Temple, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Packrat Peak, at 10,240 feet (3,120 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho in the United States. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area on the border of Boise and Custer counties. The peak is located 2.38 mi (3.83 km) north of Elk Peak, its line parent. Warbonnet and Little Warbonnet lakes are in the basin north of the peak.

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Wikidata Q7123037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.05860, -115.04320

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mayan Temple: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Alpen: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Underhill: 0.4 mi
  • La Fiamma: 0.5 mi
  • Old Monte Verita: 0.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Smith Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 11.0 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 11.8 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 12.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Banner Summit: 19.5 mi
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Packrat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CramerSE 137°3,266 m4.5 mi
Decker PeakESE 106°3,263 m3.9 mi
Elk PeakS 172°3,225 m2.4 mi
Dave's PeakSE 129°3,224.5 m4.3 mi
Sevy PeakSE 124°3,200.4 m4.2 mi
Horstmann PeakNNE 29°3,191.256 m4.3 mi
Mount LimbertN 11°3,165 m5.2 mi
Braxon PeakNE 44°3,151 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice05:5820:4321:28
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1316:1817:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397971 — Packrat Peak, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663591

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