Rainbow Peak
Rainbow Peak rises to 2,842 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2842.26 m
How to reach it
- 63.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pyramid Point: 2.2 mi
- Dewey Hill: 4.1 mi
- Marble: 4.3 mi
- Monumental Summit: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
- Cox Point: 6.2 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 11.0 mi
- McFadden Point: 14.9 mi
- Aparejo Point: 24.5 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 19.4 mi
- The Outpost: 13.0 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Rainbow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | S 178° | 2,951 m | 12.4 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | S 172° | 2,917.24 m | 6.6 mi |
| Red Peak | SSE 165° | 2,885.85 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | E 92° | 2,855 m | 14.2 mi |
| Two Point Peak | E 83° | 2,855 m | 16.0 mi |
| Red Ridge | SE 145° | 2,840.74 m | 6.3 mi |
| Center Mountain | N 1° | 2,835 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Pinnacles | NW 309° | 2,826.41 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389048 — Rainbow Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658188
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