Shorty Peak
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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
- 9.5 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 15.9 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Tree Peak: 1.0 mi
- Italian Peak: 3.0 mi
- Silver Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Red Top: 3.4 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 3.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 16.0 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 20.8 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 23.2 mi
- Leslie Springs: 21.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary County High Point | SE 136° | 2,350 m | 8.9 mi |
| Parker Peak | SE 135° | 2,332 m | 6.5 mi |
| Smith Peak | S 173° | 2,325 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SE 126° | 2,312 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hulme Peak | NNW 347° | 2,277 m | 18.1 mi |
| Snowy Top | WNW 285° | 2,248 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSE 161° | 2,231 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Lions Head | S 187° | 2,220 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:18 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 20:05 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:05 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:57 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Creston).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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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