Standhope Peak
Standhope Peak rises to 3,616 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fin, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Standhope Peak, at 11,878 feet (3,620 m) above sea level is the fourth highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest and Custer County. It is the 20th highest peak in Idaho and about 0.75 mi (1.21 km) northeast of Peak 11,887 and 1 mi (1.6 km) southwest of Altair Peak.
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Wikidata Q7598468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3616 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Fin: 0.6 mi
- Altair Peak: 1.0 mi
- Recess Peak: 1.3 mi
- Andromeda Peak: 1.5 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 1.9 mi
- Little Park: 18.3 mi
- Town Square: 18.3 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Forest Service Park: 18.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 18.6 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 16.5 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 20.7 mi
- Bartlett Point: 16.9 mi
- Crown Point: 24.5 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 18.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 18.6 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 19.7 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Standhope Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | WSW 245° | 3,660.038 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | W 263° | 3,631.082 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Fin | SSW 204° | 3,627.12 m | 0.6 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | W 279° | 3,616.452 m | 6.4 mi |
| Brocky Peak | SW 215° | 3,608.527 m | 2.3 mi |
| Altair Peak | ENE 57° | 3,604.26 m | 1.0 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | WSW 251° | 3,582.924 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | NNE 18° | 3,577.13 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400112 — Standhope Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666227
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