Poison Peak
Poison Peak rises to 2,841 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2841 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 22 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 22 mi
45 named places within 25 miles
- Watson Peak: 1.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.5 mi
- Lem Peak: 7.7 mi
- Sal Mountain: 8.6 mi
- K Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 12.8 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 12.9 mi
- City Park: 18.8 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 19.1 mi
- Town Square Park: 19.7 mi
- Red Point: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.1 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 3.0 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 17.2 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 19.0 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 21.6 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poison Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | S 178° | 3,346 m | 7.7 mi |
| May Mountain | S 173° | 3,309 m | 14.3 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | SSE 151° | 3,272.028 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SE 144° | 3,271 m | 17.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 170° | 3,209 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,168 m | 17.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 269° | 3,041 m | 16.9 mi |
| East and West Peak | E 101° | 3,010 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663627
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