Sheep Peak
Sheep Peak rises to 1,598 m in Idaho. Red Mountain stands 2,914 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sheep Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1598 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
- 7.7 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 25.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hells Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Little Sheep Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Trail Hill: 4.3 mi
- Crooked River Point: 5.8 mi
- Road Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Brant Spring: 15.1 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 18.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.8 mi
- Coffee Spring: 21.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.1 mi
- Hells Canyon Park: 9.8 mi
- Heritage Square: 15.5 mi
- Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 19.2 mi
- Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 20.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.6 mi
- Deadman Point: 20.4 mi
- Red Point: 24.9 mi
- Brownlee: 9.4 mi
- Cornucopia: 20.8 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Red Ledge: 23.2 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,913.8 m | 24.7 mi |
| Granite Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,760 m | 24.5 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NW 306° | 2,668 m | 24.6 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,637 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cornucopia Peak | WNW 290° | 2,597 m | 23.2 mi |
| White Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,589 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pyramind Benchmark | NNE 30° | 2,560.625 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 30° | 2,549.652 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:53 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownlee DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658637
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