Sherman Peak
Sherman Peak rises to 2,934 m in Idaho. White Mountain West stands 3,183 m to the east-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Mill, a historic site 4.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,934 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Mayfield Peak: 4.9 mi
- Loon Creek Summit: 6.6 mi
- Parker Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Estes Mountain: 6.9 mi
- White Mountain West: 7.7 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 16.3 mi
- McNabbs Point: 22.4 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 22.6 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 19.9 mi
- Central Park: 20.6 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 22.7 mi
- Parker Mill: 4.8 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 13.7 mi
- CHS: 20.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 20.4 mi
- Custer Museum: 10.4 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain West | ENE 67° | 3,183 m | 7.7 mi |
| The General | WSW 247° | 3,148 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Jordan | WSW 238° | 3,042 m | 8.1 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | ENE 57° | 3,040 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cabin Creek Peak | SW 236° | 3,027 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Loening | WSW 246° | 3,024 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,017 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,016 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:14 | 17:02 |
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/358658676
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