Sheldon Peak
Sheldon Peak rises to 2,811 m in Idaho. White Mountain West stands 3,183 m to the south-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fly Creek Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,811 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- Fly Creek Point: 1.3 mi
- Parker Mountain: 6.7 mi
- White Mountain: 7.6 mi
- White Goat Mountain: 7.7 mi
- White Valley Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 10.6 mi
- Aparejo Point: 17.6 mi
- McNabbs Point: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 24.0 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 24.0 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 21.0 mi
- Central Park: 21.2 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 22.9 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 24.4 mi
- Parker Mill: 7.8 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 19.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 21.1 mi
- CHS: 21.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 18.7 mi
- Custer Museum: 22.6 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheldon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain West | SSE 159° | 3,183 m | 9.2 mi |
| The General | SW 218° | 3,148 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Jordan | SW 214° | 3,042 m | 19.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 53° | 3,041 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SE 134° | 3,040 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Loening | SW 224° | 3,024 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,017 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | WSW 243° | 3,001 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658654
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