Red Rock Peak
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
- 23.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartzite Mountain: 4.2 mi
- McEleny Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Duck Peak: 6.5 mi
- Duck Creek Point: 7.0 mi
- Blackbird Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Veil Falls: 16.9 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 11.9 mi
- Aparejo Point: 15.6 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 10.8 mi
- Warm Spring: 13.9 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 19.1 mi
- Leesburg: 21.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | NW 325° | 3,075 m | 14.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 127° | 3,041 m | 13.1 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | NW 316° | 2,997 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | SW 219° | 2,985 m | 20.6 mi |
| Meyers | SW 218° | 2,977 m | 14.3 mi |
| Woods Peak | SSE 158° | 2,963 m | 14.8 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SSE 161° | 2,931 m | 16.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,929 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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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