Willson Peak
Willson Peak rises to 2,729 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Creek Point, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 67 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2729.48 m
How to reach it
- 67.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Creek Point: 0.8 mi
- Crater Peak: 0.9 mi
- Profile Peak: 1.4 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Coin Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 10.0 mi
- Hot Spring: 15.8 mi
- Soldier Spring: 18.8 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Quartz Spring: 19.5 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 4.3 mi
- McFadden Point: 11.5 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 13.3 mi
- Cox Point: 17.8 mi
- The Outpost: 6.6 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 6.7 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 24.9 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 19.7 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Willson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak Benchmark | SE 138° | 2,917.24 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 120° | 2,842.26 m | 12.4 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,835 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ESE 108° | 2,826.41 m | 5.2 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 139° | 2,816.35 m | 14.8 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | N 354° | 2,812 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | NNE 15° | 2,803 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cougar Peak | E 90° | 2,779.78 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393537 — Willson Peak, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659744
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