Vermilion Peak
Vermilion Peak rises to 2,290 m in Idaho. Three Prong Mountain stands 2,492 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,290 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Peak: 1.6 mi
- Indian Peak: 2.3 mi
- Disgrace Butte: 2.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 2.7 mi
- Sparrow Point: 3.4 mi
- High Spring: 18.1 mi
- Parsons Spring: 19.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.8 mi
- Cold Springs: 23.3 mi
- Sheep Spring: 23.6 mi
- The Drop-off: 14.3 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 14.5 mi
- West Fork Point: 20.6 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 22.1 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.4 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 12.4 mi
- Selway Falls: 11.8 mi
- O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Vermilion Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Prong Mountain | SE 137° | 2,492 m | 14.8 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SSE 156° | 2,487 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spot Mountain | SE 126° | 2,440 m | 16.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,377 m | 3.8 mi |
| White Top Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,358 m | 17.1 mi |
| Wylies Peak | ENE 66° | 2,350 m | 9.0 mi |
| Indian Peak | NE 50° | 2,340 m | 2.3 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 69° | 2,311 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:09 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392721 — Vermilion Peak, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659500
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