Swan Peak
Swan Peak rises to 2,553 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Moyer Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,553 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
63 named places within 25 miles
- Moyer Peak: 3.2 mi
- Lake Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Degan Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Phelan Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 18.2 mi
- Town Square Park: 18.2 mi
- Island Park: 18.2 mi
- City Park: 18.9 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 21.9 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Leesburg: 15.0 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 17.8 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 19.1 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | SE 135° | 3,346 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount McGuire | WNW 299° | 3,075 m | 22.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | S 187° | 3,041 m | 9.0 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,997 m | 23.8 mi |
| Meyers | WSW 239° | 2,977 m | 23.7 mi |
| Woods Peak | SSW 202° | 2,963 m | 15.9 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SSW 202° | 2,931 m | 17.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NW 304° | 2,929 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:10 | 16:59 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391728 — Swan Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659113
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