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Patterson Peak

Patterson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
3316.8336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.04869, -114.61867

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 3
  • Stanley Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Custer Museum: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Baron Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Smith Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Fern Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 18.4 mi
  • Baring Divide: 20.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Stanley Park: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakESE 111°3,602.736 m1.7 mi
Ryan PeakSE 134°3,561 m14.5 mi
Kent PeakSE 135°3,555.187 m15.4 mi
Glassford PeakSE 144°3,536.29 m11.7 mi
Calkens PeakN 357°3,509.162 m4.8 mi
Lee PeakN 352°3,457.956 m3.8 mi
Lonesome Lake PeakN 10°3,445 m1.9 mi
Mount AndrusN 9°3,438.144 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice05:5620:4221:26
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1617:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10673656868

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