Sunset Peak
Sunset Peak rises to 1,947 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the south-southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Goose Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49080231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,947 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Goose Peak: 0.4 mi
- tiger peak: 1.4 mi
- Pony Peak: 1.8 mi
- Custer Peak: 2.0 mi
- Fulkerson Peak: 2.5 mi
- Eagle City Park: 6.8 mi
- Silverton Park: 7.5 mi
- Samuels Park: 7.5 mi
- Shoshone Park: 8.4 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 8.8 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 6.7 mi
- Miner's Statue: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 7.5 mi
- Ten Commandments: 7.5 mi
- Time Capsule: 7.5 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 4.5 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 6.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 7.5 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 7.5 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 7.6 mi
- Maple Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.9 mi
- The Blue Slide: 21.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 22.1 mi
- Stoney Point: 24.2 mi
- Burke: 3.0 mi
- Black Bear: 3.4 mi
- Frisco: 3.7 mi
- Taft: 14.9 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 7.5 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 7.5 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 12.2 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 11.2 mi
- Bloom Spring: 12.6 mi
- John Mullan: 6.6 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Sunset Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | SSE 163° | 2,084 m | 10.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | E 91° | 2,064 m | 3.5 mi |
| Clear Peak | ENE 65° | 2,041 m | 9.0 mi |
| Beaver Peak | ENE 62° | 2,024 m | 8.8 mi |
| Burke Summit | ESE 119° | 2,004 m | 6.6 mi |
| Black Peak | NNE 23° | 1,989 m | 11.1 mi |
| Driveway Peak | E 82° | 1,954 m | 12.1 mi |
| Emma Peak | ENE 63° | 1,953 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391670 — Sunset Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659094
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