Parks Peak
Parks Peak rises to 2,692 m in Idaho. Rainbow Peak stands 2,842 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Ridge, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 66 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2692.3 m
How to reach it
- 65.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainbow Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Rock Benchmark: 2.8 mi
- Profile Peak: 3.4 mi
- Van Meter Hill: 3.5 mi
- Big Creek Point: 3.7 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 11.9 mi
- McFadden Point: 14.9 mi
- Cox Point: 19.9 mi
- Slick Rock: 21.9 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 6.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
- Soldier Spring: 20.6 mi
- Quartz Spring: 21.2 mi
- The Outpost: 5.0 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 5.2 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 17.9 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Parks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 109° | 2,842.26 m | 15.1 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,835 m | 15.1 mi |
| South Loon Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,827 m | 18.2 mi |
| The Pinnacles | E 92° | 2,826.41 m | 8.5 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,823 m | 18.1 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 127° | 2,816.35 m | 16.5 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | NE 34° | 2,812 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | NE 35° | 2,803 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388232 — Parks Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/3636028207
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