Rapid Peak
Rapid Peak rises to 2,517 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,517 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckhorn Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Jughandle Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Wild Horse Park: 9.8 mi
- Big Chair Park: 10.1 mi
- Legacy Park: 10.3 mi
- Brown Park: 10.4 mi
- Art Roberts Park: 10.4 mi
- Slick Rock: 6.8 mi
- Lightning Point: 12.2 mi
- Thinking Spot: 12.7 mi
- The Dike: 15.8 mi
- Red Point: 19.1 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 11.3 mi
- Valley County Museum: 11.3 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 21.2 mi
- The Outpost: 21.3 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Molly's Tub: 18.5 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- Shaws Spring: 6.6 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 16.1 mi
- North Beach: 12.3 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Driessen Falls: 16.6 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 21.0 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Rapid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | N 3° | 2,827 m | 16.8 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | N 5° | 2,823 m | 17.7 mi |
| Log Mountain | E 100° | 2,791 m | 14.8 mi |
| Storm Peak | N 357° | 2,751 m | 19.0 mi |
| Nick Peak | NNE 17° | 2,713 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | N 349° | 2,669 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blackmare | ESE 115° | 2,659 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | N 353° | 2,646 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:17 | 17:06 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389106 — Rapid Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658214
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