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Rooster Comb Peak

Rooster Comb Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rooster Comb Peak rises to 1,918 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.13794, -116.81624

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
  • Tiddie Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Black Horse Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Briar Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Mud Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 14.4 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 22.1 mi
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 22.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Rooster Comb Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakSE 144°2,556 m13.5 mi
Cinnabar MountainSE 144°2,514 m13.9 mi
Turntable MountainSE 146°2,468 m12.6 mi
War Eagle MountainSSE 148°2,451 m10.7 mi
Quicksilver MountainSE 145°2,447 m16.1 mi
Sawpit PeakSSE 159°2,349 m10.9 mi
Florida MountainSSE 160°2,337 m9.0 mi
China ButteSSE 162°2,272 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2220:00
June solstice06:0820:4821:31
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1716:2917:16

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441465462717060483629
Precip in1.20.81.11.01.41.10.30.30.60.71.31.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 10 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374770 — Rooster Comb Peak, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358652591

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