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Shorty Peak

Shorty Peak rises to 1,879 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1879 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.94023, -116.68896

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 7
  • American Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Priest Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 20.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 13.8 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 15.8 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 23.9 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 24.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 21.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Boundary County Museum: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Shorty Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointSE 136°2,350 m8.9 mi
Parker PeakSE 135°2,332 m6.5 mi
Smith PeakS 173°2,325 m7.4 mi
Fisher PeakSE 126°2,312 m8.6 mi
Hulme PeakNNW 347°2,277 m18.1 mi
Snowy TopWNW 285°2,248 m14.0 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 161°2,231 m9.4 mi
The Lions HeadS 187°2,220 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1819:00
June solstice04:4320:0520:55
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3915:5716:53

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390371 — Shorty Peak, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658697

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