Papoose Peak
Papoose Peak rises to 2,728 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 42 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,728 m
How to reach it
- 42.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte: 2.7 mi
- Farrow Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stoddard Creek Point: 4.1 mi
- Twin Peak: 5.2 mi
- Big Hill: 5.3 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 10.3 mi
- Table Spring: 12.2 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 16.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 18.8 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Veil Falls: 7.3 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 14.2 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 21.9 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 23.2 mi
- Aparejo Point: 20.3 mi
- McFadden Point: 23.1 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 6.4 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Papoose Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | ESE 104° | 3,075 m | 10.7 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,997 m | 9.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 89° | 2,929 m | 9.8 mi |
| Beehive | E 87° | 2,922 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SE 133° | 2,914 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,902 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | ESE 112° | 2,865 m | 14.1 mi |
| Two Point Peak | SSW 195° | 2,855 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388166 — Papoose Peak, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657866
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