Palisades Peak
Palisades Peak rises to 2,949 m in Idaho. Rendezvous Peak stands 3,328 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Palisades Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,949 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 17 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 25 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Palisades Peak: 0.7 mi
- Starvation Peak: 3.1 mi
- Thompson Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mud Peak: 3.6 mi
- Atkinson Peak: 4.5 mi
- Sherman Park: 10.8 mi
- Brookside Park: 11.4 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 11.5 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 13.0 mi
- Emily Stevens Park: 13.3 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 20.9 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 20.9 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 20.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 20.9 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 20.9 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 14.8 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 16.5 mi
- Antler Arch: 16.6 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 24.1 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 24.4 mi
- Sheep Steps: 20.6 mi
- The Wall: 22.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 23.9 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 24.6 mi
- Black Dike: 24.8 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 23.3 mi
- Cleft Falls: 25.0 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 8.3 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 16.6 mi
- Palisades Bench: 8.5 mi
- Phelps Beach: 20.5 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 11.8 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Paradise Spring: 15.3 mi
- Millers Springs: 17.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 17.8 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Aline: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Palisades Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous Peak | NE 47° | 3,328 m | 12.7 mi |
| Fossil Mountain | NNE 30° | 3,327 m | 16.9 mi |
| Two Elk Peak | NE 38° | 3,324 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cody Peak | NE 45° | 3,279 m | 14.0 mi |
| No-Name Peak | NE 46° | 3,263 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rendezvous Mountain | NE 45° | 3,185 m | 15.3 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,171 m | 14.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 41° | 3,152 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388137 — Palisades Peak, Bonneville County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657855
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