Potaman Peak
Potaman Peak rises to 2,855 m in Idaho. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Saturday Mountain, a peak 6.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,855 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 29 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saturday Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Bowery Peak: 11.9 mi
- WCP-10: 12.7 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 20.9 mi
- Central Park: 21.7 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 22.5 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- CHS: 21.5 mi
- Painted Rock: 21.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 12.7 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 18.8 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Potaman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SW 217° | 3,603 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ryan Peak | S 182° | 3,561 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kent Peak | S 180° | 3,555 m | 22.7 mi |
| Glassford Peak | S 191° | 3,536 m | 21.7 mi |
| Calkens Peak | WSW 238° | 3,509 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lee Peak | SW 235° | 3,458 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | SW 227° | 3,445 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Andrus | SW 230° | 3,438 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:14 | 17:02 |
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 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388813 — Potaman Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658076
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