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Patterson Peak

Patterson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Patterson Peak rises to 2,535 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttercup Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2535 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.53157, -114.22504

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 3.3 mi
  • Keefer Park: 3.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 3.9 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 4.0 mi
  • Old Cutters Park: 4.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Martin Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Wurst Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Clay Bank Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Strode Spring: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 9.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shoshone Ice Caves: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Patterson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyndman PeakNNE 17°3,660.038 m15.8 mi
Goat MountainNNE 14°3,631.082 m17.3 mi
Brocky PeakNNE 29°3,608.527 m17.8 mi
Duncan RidgeNNE 16°3,582.924 m16.1 mi
Old Hyndman PeakNNE 20°3,549 m15.4 mi
Salzburger SpitzlN 11°3,541.776 m17.1 mi
Cobb PeakNNE 20°3,512 m14.6 mi
Abel PeakNNE 14°3,510.077 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice05:5720:3821:22
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:0816:1717:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938475462716960483525
Precip in2.11.51.41.12.11.30.60.70.81.71.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653540

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