West Sister Peak
West Sister Peak rises to 2,053 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the southeast, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sister Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,053 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sister Peak: 0.8 mi
- Middle Sister Peak: 1.1 mi
- East Sister Peak: 2.1 mi
- Allen Point: 2.2 mi
- Lower Shoepack Point: 2.3 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 21.5 mi
- Wildfire: 23.0 mi
- Time Capsule: 23.4 mi
- Ten Commandments: 23.4 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 24.0 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 21.0 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 23.5 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 23.5 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 23.5 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 23.6 mi
- Bernier Point: 10.2 mi
- Orphan Point: 16.1 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 19.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Taft: 16.8 mi
- Burke: 24.6 mi
- Frisco: 24.6 mi
- Black Bear: 24.8 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 16.9 mi
- Shoshone Park: 19.9 mi
- Samuels Park: 23.5 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 23.4 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 24.0 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 24.1 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 19.6 mi
- John Mullan: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of West Sister Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister Peak | SE 145° | 2,104 m | 1.1 mi |
| East Sister Peak | SE 130° | 2,090 m | 2.1 mi |
| Snow Peak | S 170° | 2,036 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peggy Peak | SE 128° | 1,975 m | 10.7 mi |
| Conrad Peak | ESE 102° | 1,957 m | 9.6 mi |
| Thor Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,944 m | 4.5 mi |
| Trimmed Tree Hill | S 171° | 1,943 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Skull | SSW 193° | 1,932 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:55 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:04 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358664018
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