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Salzburger Spitzl

Salzburger Spitzl, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.77447, -114.15910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 12.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyndman PeakSE 141°3,660.038 m2.2 mi
Goat MountainE 91°3,631.082 m0.8 mi
The FinE 88°3,627.12 m6.5 mi
The Devils Bedstead EastNNE 11°3,616.452 m1.7 mi
Standhope PeakE 84°3,616 m6.7 mi
Brocky PeakESE 103°3,608.527 m5.5 mi
Altair PeakE 80°3,604.26 m7.7 mi
Duncan RidgeSE 140°3,582.924 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:49
June solstice05:5520:3921:23
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:0816:1617:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331394855636153422920
Precip in2.31.91.81.21.81.30.60.51.01.41.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10599375707

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