Snowyside Peak
Snowyside Peak rises to 3,249 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice-Toxaway Divide, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Snowyside Peak, at 10,651 feet (3,246 m) above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area at the intersection of Blaine, Custer County, and Elmore counties. It is the highest point in Elmore County. The peak is located 5.1 miles (8.2 km) south of Mount Cramer, its line parent. It is the 217th-highest peak in Idaho.
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Wikidata Q7548767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3249 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 13 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alpine Creek Lakes Peak: 1.5 mi
- Perfect Peak: 1.8 mi
- El Capitan: 1.9 mi
- Glens Peak: 2.1 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Smith Falls: 5.5 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.8 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.1 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 0.8 mi
- Baring Divide: 9.8 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 21.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 13.3 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 21.2 mi
- Elk Point: 16.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.9 mi
- Crown Point: 24.1 mi
- Stanley Park: 18.9 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 14.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 20.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 20.0 mi
- Rocky Bar: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Snowyside Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | N 354° | 3,266 m | 5.1 mi |
| Decker Peak | N 2° | 3,263 m | 7.2 mi |
| Elk Peak | NNW 331° | 3,225 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dave's Peak | N 358° | 3,224.5 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sevy Peak | N 359° | 3,200.4 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Arrowhead | N 358° | 3,139.4 m | 5.7 mi |
| Red Bluff | N 358° | 3,131.91 m | 6.2 mi |
| Perfect Peak | SE 138° | 3,130 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:18 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400097 — Snowyside Peak, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666213
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