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Payette Peak

Payette Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.99215, -114.98725

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Taylor Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 15.3 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 17.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CramerN 10°3,266 m1.3 mi
Decker PeakNNE 16°3,263 m3.6 mi
Snowyside PeakSSE 168°3,249 m3.8 mi
Elk PeakNW 312°3,225 m3.3 mi
Dave's PeakNNE 17°3,224.5 m2.0 mi
Sevy PeakNNE 17°3,200.4 m2.3 mi
Braxon PeakN 356°3,151 m7.0 mi
Rotten MonolithN 357°3,146 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:52
June solstice05:5820:4321:27
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1216:1817:05

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388283 — Payette Peak, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358657910

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