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Rattlesnake Peak

Rattlesnake Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Peak rises to 1,774 m in Idaho. Oxford Peak stands 2,824 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1774 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49575, -112.32664

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Parks: 16
  • Indian Rocks State Park: 15.9 mi
  • Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 17.8 mi
  • Cherry Springs Nature Area: 18.0 mi
  • City Park: 18.4 mi
  • Pocatello Game Preserve: 20.6 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • High Dive: 18.1 mi
  • Oneida County Fair & Rodeo: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Red Rock Pass: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oxford PeakSE 143°2,824 m19.5 mi
Bonneville PeakNNE 27°2,812 m20.7 mi
Sedgwick PeakE 86°2,789 m20.6 mi
Snow PeakNNE 29°2,777 m20.1 mi
Haystack MountainNE 35°2,748 m18.6 mi
Elkhorn PeakS 180°2,703 m11.0 mi
Wakley PeakSSE 166°2,684 m7.1 mi
Deep Creek PeakW 264°2,664 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:42
June solstice05:5320:2821:11
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5616:1417:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736445361706859473425
Precip in1.11.11.51.52.31.31.01.01.41.31.11.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downey, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658236

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