Salzburger Spitzl
Salzburger Spitzl rises to 3,542 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Salzburger Spitzl, at 11,600 feet (3,500 m) above sea level is the 14th highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located on the border of Sawtooth and Salmon-Challis National Forests as well as Blaine and Custer counties. It is the 40th highest peak in Idaho and less than 0.9 mi (1.4 km) west of Goat Mountain.
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Wikidata Q7406994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3541.776 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 20 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 29 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Handwerk Peak: 1.1 mi
- Abel Peak: 1.4 mi
- The Devils Bedstead: 1.5 mi
- Rearing Stallion Peak: 1.7 mi
- Little Park: 12.0 mi
- Town Square: 12.0 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Forest Service Park: 12.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 12.3 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 10.0 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 14.5 mi
- Crown Point: 18.0 mi
- Bartlett Point: 20.0 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 21.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 12.2 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Salzburger Spitzl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | SE 141° | 3,660.038 m | 2.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 91° | 3,631.082 m | 0.8 mi |
| The Fin | E 88° | 3,627.12 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NNE 11° | 3,616.452 m | 1.7 mi |
| Standhope Peak | E 84° | 3,616 m | 6.7 mi |
| Brocky Peak | ESE 103° | 3,608.527 m | 5.5 mi |
| Altair Peak | E 80° | 3,604.26 m | 7.7 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | SE 140° | 3,582.924 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10599375707
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