Parks Peak
Parks Peak rises to 3,130 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Parks Peak, at 10,280 feet (3,130 m) above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area on the border of Blaine and Custer counties. The peak is located 2.78 mi (4.47 km) northeast of Snowyside Peak, its line parent, and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) northwest of McDonald Peak. Farley Lake is north of the peak and Bowknot and Toxaway lakes are west of the peak.
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Wikidata Q7138653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,130 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 12 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand Mountain: 1.7 mi
- El Capitan: 1.8 mi
- Imogene Peak: 1.9 mi
- McDonald Peak: 1.9 mi
- Snowyside Peak: 2.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 5.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 9.1 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 19.0 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 2.0 mi
- Baring Divide: 8.7 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 21.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 13.2 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 20.4 mi
- Stanley Park: 16.9 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Elk Point: 17.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.2 mi
- Crown Point: 23.0 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 3.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 11.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Parks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | NW 321° | 3,266 m | 3.9 mi |
| Decker Peak | NNW 342° | 3,263 m | 5.5 mi |
| Snowyside Peak | SW 224° | 3,249 m | 2.7 mi |
| Elk Peak | NW 308° | 3,225 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dave's Peak | NNW 330° | 3,225 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sevy Peak | NNW 333° | 3,200 m | 4.5 mi |
| Braxon Peak | NNW 340° | 3,151 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rotten Monolith | NNW 341° | 3,146 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666181
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