Rooster Comb Peak
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
- 1,918 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiskey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.9 mi
- Statue Hills: 4.4 mi
- Glass Hill: 5.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 6.2 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 7.2 mi
- Briar Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 24.6 mi
- Dewey: 7.3 mi
- De Lamar: 7.9 mi
- Ruby City: 8.8 mi
- Silver City: 9.4 mi
- Coal Bank: 7.2 mi
- Murphy Rim: 15.8 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 14.4 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 21.8 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 22.1 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 22.8 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 16.2 mi
- Celebration Park: 18.4 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Jump Falls: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | SE 144° | 2,556 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | SE 144° | 2,514 m | 13.9 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | SE 146° | 2,468 m | 12.6 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,451 m | 10.7 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | SE 145° | 2,447 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | SSE 159° | 2,349 m | 10.9 mi |
| Florida Mountain | SSE 160° | 2,337 m | 9.0 mi |
| China Butte | SSE 162° | 2,272 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:48 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:29 | 17:16 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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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