Peak · Idaho
Polaris Peak
Polaris Peak rises to 1,700 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gene Day Park, a park 2.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,700 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.47993, -116.04016
- 14.7 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Striped Peak: 3.4 mi
- Mount Pulaski: 3.7 mi
- Kellogg Peak: 4.2 mi
- Silver Hill: 4.3 mi
- Wardner Peak: 4.9 mi
Parks: 11
- Gene Day Park: 2.4 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 2.5 mi
- Silverton Park: 4.0 mi
- Samuels Park: 5.5 mi
- Kellogg City park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Sunshine Miners Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 5.0 mi
- Miner's Statue: 5.0 mi
- Wildfire: 5.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 5.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 5.3 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 5.4 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 5.5 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 5.5 mi
- Staff House Museum: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Crystal Gold Mine: 4.4 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 4.9 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 5.0 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Frisco: 8.7 mi
- Black Bear: 9.1 mi
- Burke: 10.6 mi
- Taft: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Maple Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 15.2 mi
- Stoney Point: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Falls Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bloom Spring: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Mullan: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Polaris Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | ESE 107° | 2,084 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tiger Peak | ENE 68° | 2,017 m | 10.5 mi |
| Custer Peak | ENE 68° | 1,952 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sunset Peak | ENE 59° | 1,947 m | 11.2 mi |
| Striped Peak | SE 144° | 1,921 m | 3.4 mi |
| West Willow Peak | ESE 103° | 1,921 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | W 278° | 1,920 m | 4.2 mi |
| East Grouse Peak | E 81° | 1,914 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:58 | 21:46 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:30 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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