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Shoshone Peak

Shoshone Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Shoshone Peak rises to 1,651 m in Idaho. Idaho Point stands 1,983 m to the east-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spion Kop, a peak 2.5 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.90159, -116.03629

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 4
  • Magee Historic Site: 10.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 18.4 mi
  • Eagle City Park: 18.5 mi
  • David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bloom Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Spragpole Museum: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Shoshone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Idaho PointESE 104°1,982.724 m3.9 mi
Eighty PeakESE 102°1,970 m4.1 mi
Ulm PeakE 93°1,967 m3.1 mi
Bottle PointESE 111°1,918 m5.0 mi
Bennett PeakS 179°1,894 m5.4 mi
Star PeakNNE 21°1,877 m14.2 mi
Pond PeakS 191°1,872 m3.7 mi
Little Sentinel PeakS 182°1,867 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4620:5921:48
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3216:0116:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137445359656456443528
Precip in4.52.93.32.72.83.01.10.91.63.14.14.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heron 2 NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390381 — Shoshone Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658704

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