Watson Peak
Watson Peak rises to 2,640 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poison Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,640 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 20 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 20 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Poison Peak: 1.5 mi
- Lem Peak: 7.6 mi
- Sal Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 8.7 mi
- K Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 11.6 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 11.7 mi
- City Park: 19.1 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 19.5 mi
- Town Square Park: 20.1 mi
- Red Point: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.8 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 4.5 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 16.1 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 19.2 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 20.2 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | S 190° | 3,346 m | 7.6 mi |
| May Mountain | S 179° | 3,309 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | SSE 155° | 3,272 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,271 m | 16.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 177° | 3,209 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,168 m | 16.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 269° | 3,041 m | 18.4 mi |
| East and West Peak | ESE 101° | 3,010 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
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 | 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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397302 — Watson Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662766
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