Patterson Peak
Patterson Peak rises to 3,317 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the east-southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Frank, a peak 1.1 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Patterson Peak at 10,872 feet (3,314 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 2.70 mi (4.35 km) west of Castle Peak, its line parent. Patterson Peak is about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northeast of Fourth of July Peak, and it rises to the east of Fourth of July Lake. Glacier, Rock, Emerald, and Cornice lakes are in the basin to the northeast of the peak.
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Wikidata Q7148461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,316.8336 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 13 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Frank: 1.1 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.7 mi
- Blackmon Peak: 1.8 mi
- Lonesome Lake Peak: 1.9 mi
- Merriam Peak: 1.9 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Smith Falls: 21.2 mi
- Fern Falls: 23.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 5.5 mi
- Crown Point: 16.2 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 16.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 18.4 mi
- Baring Divide: 20.1 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Stanley Park: 19.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 19.7 mi
- Custer Museum: 23.7 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Patterson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | ESE 111° | 3,603 m | 1.7 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SE 134° | 3,561 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kent Peak | SE 135° | 3,555 m | 15.4 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SE 144° | 3,536 m | 11.7 mi |
| Calkens Peak | N 357° | 3,509 m | 4.8 mi |
| Lee Peak | N 352° | 3,458 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | N 10° | 3,445 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Andrus | N 9° | 3,438 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10673656868
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