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Rainbow Peak

Rainbow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.96238, -115.22773

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldyS 178°2,951 m12.4 mi
Red Peak BenchmarkS 172°2,917.24 m6.6 mi
Red PeakSSE 165°2,885.85 m7.3 mi
Shellrock PeakE 92°2,855 m14.2 mi
Two Point PeakE 83°2,855 m16.0 mi
Red RidgeSE 145°2,840.74 m6.3 mi
Center MountainN 1°2,835 m9.6 mi
The PinnaclesNW 309°2,826.41 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice05:5520:4721:32
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1716:1417:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

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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