Rice Peak
Rice Peak rises to 2,650 m in Idaho. Cape Horn Mountain stands 2,872 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Telephone Ridge, a peak 0.8 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,649.63 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Telephone Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Peak: 1.7 mi
- Pilgrim Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Deadwood Summit: 4.4 mi
- Fin Rock: 4.6 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 5.3 mi
- Molly's Tub: 9.4 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 15.0 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 14.1 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 19.9 mi
- Armstrong Park: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Park: 21.2 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 3.8 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 20.1 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Banner Summit: 24.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.5 mi
- Dagger Falls: 16.9 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Rice Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Horn Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,872 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ruffneck Peak | E 94° | 2,855 m | 23.3 mi |
| Artillery Dome | ENE 60° | 2,833 m | 23.4 mi |
| Log Mountain | N 3° | 2,791 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Mills | E 88° | 2,775 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pistol Rock | NNE 31° | 2,764 m | 22.7 mi |
| Walkers Peak | NE 52° | 2,763 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chinook Mountain | NE 41° | 2,762 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:18 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 20 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood Lodge, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658335
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