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West Grouse Peak

West Grouse Peak, seen from above at true elevation

West Grouse Peak rises to 1,866 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco, a ghost town 1.3 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1866 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.49937, -115.83849

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Samuels Park: 4.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 5.6 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 5.7 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 2.2 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 4.4 mi
  • Time Capsule: 4.4 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 4.7 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bobtail Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Falls Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of West Grouse Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakSSE 149°2,084 m6.0 mi
Granite PeakNE 40°2,064 m5.7 mi
Clear PeakNE 46°2,041 m11.7 mi
Beaver PeakNE 43°2,024 m11.7 mi
Tiger PeakN 7°2,017 m2.6 mi
Burke SummitENE 78°2,004 m6.1 mi
Emma PeakNE 45°1,953 m12.8 mi
Custer PeakN 2°1,952 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659619

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