Red Peak
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
- 2,658 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Congress Knob: 2.8 mi
- Flatiron: 4.7 mi
- Calamity Point: 5.1 mi
- Three Knolls: 5.5 mi
- Big Elk Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Brookside Park: 20.7 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 20.8 mi
- Sherman Park: 20.8 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 24.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 18.3 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
- Palisades Bench: 5.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.1 mi
- Paradise Spring: 22.4 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baird | E 81° | 3,048 m | 11.2 mi |
| Observation Peak | E 101° | 3,037 m | 18.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | E 83° | 3,024 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | ENE 77° | 3,022 m | 9.6 mi |
| Powder Peak | E 88° | 3,006 m | 15.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NE 40° | 2,998 m | 8.4 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | S 180° | 2,986 m | 16.8 mi |
| Deadhorse Peak | ESE 112° | 2,968 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
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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