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Whitetail Peak

Whitetail Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Whitetail Peak rises to 1,675 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1675 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.00964, -116.15768

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 8
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 11.5 mi
  • David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Kullyspell House Monument Park: 17.5 mi
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bloom Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Dog Beach: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Whitetail Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotchman PeakNNE 16°2,117 m12.9 mi
Scotchman Number TwoNNE 19°2,084 m15.0 mi
Sawtooth MountainNE 38°2,064 m13.5 mi
Billiard TableNE 52°1,984 m12.6 mi
Idaho PointSE 132°1,982.724 m12.6 mi
Eighty PeakSE 131°1,970 m12.7 mi
Ulm PeakSE 131°1,967 m11.6 mi
Middle MountainNE 38°1,962 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1719:57
June solstice05:4621:0021:49
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3316:0116:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238445359666657463629
Precip in3.72.63.42.12.62.71.00.81.53.13.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397308 — Whitetail Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662780

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