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Snowyside Peak

Snowyside Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.93813, -114.97136

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 4
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Taylor Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • Stanley Park: 18.9 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 20.6 mi
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CramerN 354°3,266 m5.1 mi
Decker PeakN 2°3,263 m7.2 mi
Elk PeakNNW 331°3,225 m6.7 mi
Dave's PeakN 358°3,224.5 m5.6 mi
Sevy PeakN 359°3,200.4 m6.0 mi
The ArrowheadN 358°3,139.4 m5.7 mi
Red BluffN 358°3,131.91 m6.2 mi
Perfect PeakSE 138°3,130 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:52
June solstice05:5820:4321:27
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1216:1817:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400097 — Snowyside Peak, Blaine County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358666213

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