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Sawtooth Peak

Sawtooth Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sawtooth Peak rises to 2,646 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,646 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.99629, -115.92679

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Ponderosa State Park: 8.0 mi
  • Wild Horse Park: 9.9 mi
  • Brown Park: 10.0 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 10.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 12.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Sawtooth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainNNE2,827 m7.5 mi
North Loon MountainNNE2,823 m8.5 mi
Log MountainSE2,791 m19.9 mi
Storm PeakN2,751 m9.4 mi
Nick PeakSE2,713 m5.1 mi
Parks PeakE2,692 m20.1 mi
Rain BenchmarkNNW2,669 m5.3 mi
BlackmareSSE2,659 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice05:5820:4921:35
September equinox07:3219:0419:43
December solstice08:2016:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394955646354433122
Precip in2.52.32.72.42.32.00.60.51.01.62.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658552

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