Sacajawea Peaks
Sacajawea Peaks rises to 3,154 m in Montana. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 10 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Sacajawea Peaks is a summit in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho. The peaks were named for Sacajawea, an Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q48972068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3154 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 22 mi
- Westward View · 22 mi
61 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 1.1 mi
- Freeman Peak: 1.9 mi
- Center Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Center Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Homer Youngs Peak: 4.2 mi
- City Park: 11.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 11.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 11.8 mi
- Island Park: 11.8 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 18.5 mi
- Red Rock: 13.5 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 16.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 21.3 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 10.8 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 10.8 mi
- Leesburg: 21.2 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sacajawea Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | N 2° | 3,234 m | 4.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 327° | 3,134 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | N 351° | 3,134 m | 8.6 mi |
| Freeman Peak | NNW 328° | 3,132 m | 1.9 mi |
| Center Mountain | SE 133° | 3,113 m | 2.1 mi |
| Center Mountain | SE 133° | 3,111 m | 2.2 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | NNW 327° | 3,065 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ajax Peak | NNW 333° | 3,028 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:06 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1891147 — Sacajawea Peaks, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357986654
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