Scott Peak
Scott Peak rises to 3,468 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Webber Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 10 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Scott Peak is an 11,378-foot (3,468 m) summit in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, in Lemhi County, Idaho in the United States. It is the highest point of the Beaverhead Mountains, and is located in the "Italian Peaks" section of the range. Scott peak is located about 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Dubois, Idaho.
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Wikidata Q49072003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,468 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
44 named places within 25 miles
- Webber Peak: 0.7 mi
- Italian Peak: 1.7 mi
- Fritz Peak: 4.1 mi
- Heart Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 16.8 mi
- Lima City Park: 22.6 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 17.9 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Reno Point: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SW 221° | 3,719 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,431 m | 20.2 mi |
| Webber Peak | SSE 160° | 3,409 m | 0.7 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | NW 307° | 3,347 m | 10.8 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | NE 41° | 3,341 m | 15.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | WNW 285° | 3,331 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 276° | 3,311 m | 23.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 322° | 3,280 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:35 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:07 | 16:55 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Small 6N, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658566
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