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Scotchman Peak

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.

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Wikidata Q49071927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18882, -116.08184

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leigh Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Kootenai Falls: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 21.6 mi
  • City Beach: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Scotchman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ibex PeakE 88°2,312 m15.2 mi
Little Ibex PeakE 86°2,129 m15.3 mi
Scotchman Number TwoNE 37°2,084 m2.2 mi
Sawtooth MountainESE 110°2,064 m5.1 mi
Glad PeakN 357°2,054.352 m11.1 mi
Savage MountainNNE 33°2,038 m4.3 mi
Spar PeakENE 61°1,997 m5.0 mi
Benning MountainN 360°1,988 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4521:0021:49
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3315:5916:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238445359666657463629
Precip in3.72.63.42.12.62.71.00.81.53.13.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663765

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