Sawpit Peak
Sawpit Peak rises to 2,349 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the east, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver City, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,349 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Florida Mountain: 1.9 mi
- War Eagle Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Stormy Hill: 2.5 mi
- China Butte: 3.0 mi
- Turntable Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Silver City: 1.9 mi
- Ruby City: 2.5 mi
- Dewey: 3.6 mi
- De Lamar: 5.2 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 8.8 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 8.8 mi
- Briar Spring: 14.7 mi
- Coal Bank: 18.0 mi
- Murphy Rim: 19.8 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 15.8 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 18.2 mi
- Celebration Park: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Sawpit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | E 100° | 2,556 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,514 m | 4.4 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | E 94° | 2,468 m | 3.2 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,451 m | 2.1 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,447 m | 6.2 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,361 m | 19.7 mi |
| Florida Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,337 m | 1.9 mi |
| China Butte | S 171° | 2,272 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:47 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:30 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver City 5 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374912 — Sawpit Peak, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652717
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