Van Horn Peak
Van Horn Peak rises to 2,931 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Woods Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,931 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Woods Peak: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Morgan Creek Summit: 5.2 mi
- White Mountain: 5.3 mi
- White Goat Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 6.7 mi
- McNabbs Point: 14.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 14.8 mi
- Red Point: 22.0 mi
- Aparejo Point: 22.2 mi
- Central Park: 19.3 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 19.7 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 20.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 24.1 mi
- Parker Mill: 18.2 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 23.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 19.3 mi
- CHS: 19.4 mi
- Warm Spring: 22.1 mi
- Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Horn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | E 90° | 3,346 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | E 99° | 3,209 m | 24.6 mi |
| White Mountain West | SSW 211° | 3,183 m | 16.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 36° | 3,041 m | 9.0 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,040 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ramshorn Mountain | S 184° | 3,017 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | W 267° | 2,985 m | 18.0 mi |
| Meyers | WNW 286° | 2,977 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:11 | 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 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392691 — Van Horn Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659474
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