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Red Rock Peak

Red Rock Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Red Rock Peak rises to 2,480 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartzite Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.00020, -114.42953

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 3
  • Veil Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 10.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Warm Spring: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Red Rock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireNW 325°3,075 m14.7 mi
Taylor MountainSE 127°3,041 m13.1 mi
Aggipah MountainNW 316°2,997 m14.7 mi
Sleeping Deer MountainSW 219°2,985 m20.6 mi
MeyersSW 218°2,977 m14.3 mi
Woods PeakSSE 158°2,963 m14.8 mi
Van Horn PeakSSE 161°2,931 m16.1 mi
Goat MountainNNW 329°2,929 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:50
June solstice04:5219:4420:29
September equinox06:2617:5818:37
December solstice07:1415:1116:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389238 — Red Rock Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658299

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