Sunset Peak
Sunset Peak rises to 3,260 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pass Creek Summit, a peak 5.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Butte County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,260 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pass Creek Summit: 5.4 mi
- Warren Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Invisible Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Hawley Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Leslie Butte: 10.5 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 13.3 mi
- Moore City Park: 16.7 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 19.6 mi
- Howe Park: 22.7 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 24.0 mi
- Sea of Joy: 22.8 mi
- Watch Tower: 22.9 mi
- Rock of Ages: 22.9 mi
- Gateway Rock: 22.9 mi
- The Nose: 23.2 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 10.3 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 19.3 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 23.9 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 24.0 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 25.0 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 13.4 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Sunset Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | WNW 299° | 3,861 m | 23.3 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | WNW 292° | 3,727 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Church | WNW 290° | 3,725 m | 18.2 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NE 51° | 3,719 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | WNW 292° | 3,700 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,681 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Idaho | WNW 294° | 3,677 m | 22.2 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | WNW 290° | 3,665 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391669 — Sunset Peak, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659091
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