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Sawpit Peak

Sawpit Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
2349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99056, -116.74000

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Black Horse Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Tiddie Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Briar Spring: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 15.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakE 100°2,556 m4.2 mi
Cinnabar MountainESE 105°2,514 m4.4 mi
Turntable MountainE 94°2,468 m3.2 mi
War Eagle MountainENE 58°2,451 m2.1 mi
Quicksilver MountainESE 119°2,447 m6.2 mi
South MountainSSW 207°2,361 m19.7 mi
Florida MountainNNW 336°2,337 m1.9 mi
China ButteS 171°2,272 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2219:59
June solstice06:0920:4721:30
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1616:3017:16

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135405058706961483528

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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