Skunk Creek Summit
Skunk Creek Summit rises to 2,184 m in Idaho. Rice Peak stands 2,650 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain, a peak 5.0 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,183.587 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- East Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Sixmile Point: 5.4 mi
- Trail Creek Summit: 6.9 mi
- Silver Creek Summit: 8.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Point: 9.6 mi
- Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 7.1 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Molly's Tub: 20.7 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 9.0 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 10.3 mi
- Armstrong Park: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Park: 11.0 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 18.8 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 17.9 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 24.8 mi
- Valley County Museum: 24.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 8.4 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Baird Cabin: 23.1 mi
- Big Falls: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Skunk Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Peak | ENE 60° | 2,650 m | 17.0 mi |
| Telephone Ridge | ENE 59° | 2,581 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 61° | 2,562 m | 15.3 mi |
| Whitehawk Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,550 m | 20.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | WNW 285° | 2,506 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pilgrim Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,497 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bernard Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,495 m | 20.5 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,489 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:48 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663794
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