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.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,729.48 m
How to reach it
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
- Quartz Ridge: 4.3 mi
- McFadden Point: 11.5 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 13.3 mi
- Cox Point: 17.8 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 10.0 mi
- Soldier Spring: 18.8 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Quartz Spring: 19.5 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 17.5 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 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 120° | 2,842 m | 12.4 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,835 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ESE 108° | 2,826 m | 5.2 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 139° | 2,816 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° | 2,780 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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