Rocky Peak
Rocky Peak rises to 3,168 m in Idaho. Big Creek Peak stands 3,439 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Junction Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,168 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
41 named places within 25 miles
- Junction Peak: 2.2 mi
- Yellow Peak: 2.3 mi
- Gunsight Peak: 4.1 mi
- Sheephorn Peak: 4.3 mi
- Timber Creek Peak: 4.8 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 11.3 mi
- Red Point: 23.3 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Peak | SSW 213° | 3,439 m | 5.8 mi |
| Grouse Creek Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,379 m | 24.4 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,354 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | ESE 105° | 3,347 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 138° | 3,311 m | 14.2 mi |
| May Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,309 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NNW 329° | 3,303 m | 4.1 mi |
| Yellow Peak | SW 234° | 3,292 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398065 — Rocky Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663716
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