Scotchman Peak
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Scotchman Peak rises to 2,117 m in Idaho. Ibex Peak stands 2,312 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Scotchman Peak is a 7,018-foot-elevation (2,139 m) mountain summit in Bonner County, Idaho, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49071927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,117 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 22.7 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 23 mi
- Bernard Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Blacktop Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Scotchman Number Two: 2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Antelope Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 10.8 mi
- Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Ross Point: 6.5 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 17.7 mi
- Old Trail Point: 21.3 mi
- Packsack Point: 22.2 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 23.5 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 7.6 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 14.2 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 23.4 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 23.6 mi
- Troy Museum: 20.5 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 22.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.6 mi
- City Beach: 21.9 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 16.3 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Scotchman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibex Peak | E 88° | 2,312 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Ibex Peak | E 86° | 2,129 m | 15.3 mi |
| Scotchman Number Two | NE 37° | 2,084 m | 2.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,064 m | 5.1 mi |
| Glad Peak | N 357° | 2,054 m | 11.1 mi |
| Savage Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,038 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spar Peak | ENE 61° | 1,997 m | 5.0 mi |
| Benning Mountain | N 360° | 1,988 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 21:00 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:33 | 15:59 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663765
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