Payette Peak
Payette Peak rises to 3,115 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the north, 1.3 miles off. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Payette Peak, at 10,221 feet (3,115 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 Boise and Custer counties. The peak is located 1.33 mi (2.14 km) south of Mount Cramer, its line parent. Payette Peak rises above the southwest end of Hidden Lake.
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Wikidata Q7156736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3115 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 15 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Cramer: 1.3 mi
- The Temple: 1.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Dave's Peak: 2.0 mi
- The Arrowhead: 2.1 mi
- Smith Falls: 2.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 5.8 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.3 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 3.6 mi
- Baring Divide: 6.0 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 18.1 mi
- Taylor Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 23.7 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 10.6 mi
- Stanley Park: 15.3 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
- Elk Point: 20.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 20.6 mi
- Banner Summit: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Payette Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | N 10° | 3,266 m | 1.3 mi |
| Decker Peak | NNE 16° | 3,263 m | 3.6 mi |
| Snowyside Peak | SSE 168° | 3,249 m | 3.8 mi |
| Elk Peak | NW 312° | 3,225 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dave's Peak | NNE 17° | 3,224.5 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sevy Peak | NNE 17° | 3,200.4 m | 2.3 mi |
| Braxon Peak | N 356° | 3,151 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rotten Monolith | N 357° | 3,146 m | 7.2 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388283 — Payette Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657910
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