Packrat Peak
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
- 11.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 20 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Baring Divide: 1.6 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 9.0 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 13.0 mi
- Taylor Spring: 5.2 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 11.8 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
- Banner Summit: 19.5 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | SE 137° | 3,266 m | 4.5 mi |
| Decker Peak | ESE 106° | 3,263 m | 3.9 mi |
| Elk Peak | S 172° | 3,225 m | 2.4 mi |
| Dave's Peak | SE 129° | 3,224.5 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sevy Peak | SE 124° | 3,200.4 m | 4.2 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | NNE 29° | 3,191.256 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Limbert | N 11° | 3,165 m | 5.2 mi |
| Braxon Peak | NE 44° | 3,151 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397971 — Packrat Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663591
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