Richardson Summit
Richardson Summit rises to 1,885 m in Idaho. Baker Peak stands 3,098 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,885 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Square Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rocky Butte: 5.0 mi
- Moonstone Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Gilman Butte: 5.3 mi
- Lions Park: 9.3 mi
- Heagle Park: 9.3 mi
- Draper Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Hop Porter Park: 9.5 mi
- Werthheimer Park: 9.7 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 10.1 mi
- Martin Spring: 11.0 mi
- Wurst Spring: 12.6 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 15.9 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Big Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 13.2 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.4 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 17.6 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Richardson Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Peak | NNW 327° | 3,098 m | 19.1 mi |
| Big Peak | NW 321° | 3,049 m | 20.5 mi |
| Johnstone Peak | NNE 32° | 3,011 m | 22.7 mi |
| Peak 9728 | NNW 340° | 2,965 m | 18.8 mi |
| Third Peak | W 279° | 2,946 m | 22.7 mi |
| Shaw Mountain | NW 322° | 2,931 m | 15.6 mi |
| Second Peak | W 279° | 2,904 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bear Peak | NNW 340° | 2,891 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389350 — Richardson Summit, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658339
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