USGS Peak
USGS Peak rises to 3,652 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
USGS Peak, at 11,982 feet (3,652 m) above sea level, is the eleventh-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the ninth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) northeast of Mount McCaleb and 4.15 miles (6.68 km) southeast of Lost River Peak, its line parent.
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Wikidata Q7866419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,652 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount McCaleb: 1.6 mi
- Little Mac: 1.9 mi
- Far Away Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Paragon Peak: 3.6 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 12.0 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 12.2 mi
- Birch Springs: 15.2 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 7.3 mi
- Moore City Park: 22.1 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 24.5 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 17.7 mi
- The Nose: 13.0 mi
- Bartlett Point: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of USGS Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | NW 311° | 3,861 m | 13.1 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | WNW 302° | 3,727 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Church | WNW 299° | 3,725 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | NW 308° | 3,700 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,681 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Idaho | WNW 303° | 3,677 m | 11.7 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | WNW 301° | 3,665 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bad Rock | WNW 301° | 3,643 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10688328269
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