Red Peak
Red Peak rises to 2,886 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Peak Benchmark, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 58 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49067861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2885.85 m
How to reach it
- 57.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Peak Benchmark: 1.0 mi
- Battleaxe Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Red Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Murphy Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mule Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cox Point: 1.4 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 15.6 mi
- McFadden Point: 22.2 mi
- Aparejo Point: 22.9 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 2.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 6.3 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 22.8 mi
- Warm Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 16.5 mi
- The Outpost: 16.5 mi
- Dagger Falls: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Red Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | SSW 195° | 2,951 m | 5.6 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | WNW 295° | 2,917.24 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | NE 55° | 2,902 m | 18.4 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | ENE 62° | 2,855 m | 14.0 mi |
| Two Point Peak | ENE 58° | 2,855 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNW 345° | 2,842.26 m | 7.3 mi |
| Red Ridge | NE 42° | 2,840.74 m | 2.5 mi |
| Center Mountain | N 354° | 2,835 m | 16.7 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 | 20:46 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658286
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