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Red Peak

Red Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Red Peak rises to 2,658 m in Idaho. Mount Baird stands 3,048 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Congress Knob, a peak 2.8 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.33686, -111.31384

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
  • Brookside Park: 20.7 mi
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 20.8 mi
  • Sherman Park: 20.8 mi
  • Owen Bircher Park: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Palisades Waterfall: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 18.3 mi
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Red Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BairdE 81°3,048 m11.2 mi
Observation PeakE 101°3,037 m18.7 mi
Elkhorn PeakE 83°3,024 m11.0 mi
Sheep Creek PeakENE 77°3,022 m9.6 mi
Powder PeakE 88°3,006 m15.6 mi
Baldy MountainNE 40°2,998 m8.4 mi
Caribou MountainS 180°2,986 m16.8 mi
Deadhorse PeakESE 112°2,968 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:38
June solstice05:4620:2621:10
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5516:0616:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398036 — Red Peak, Bonneville County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663698

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