Wisdom Peak
Wisdom Peak rises to 1,880 m in Idaho. Crater Mountain stands 2,307 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Crown Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,880 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Gold Crown Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cascade Peak: 2.2 mi
- Oregon Peak: 2.4 mi
- Graves Peak: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Point: 3.0 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 10.8 mi
- Timberman Park: 15.7 mi
- Westside Field: 15.7 mi
- Frank James Park: 15.8 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 16.1 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Quartz Flat: 17.4 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wisdom Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Mountain | SE 124° | 2,307 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lost Peak | N 358° | 2,258 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lightning Peak | ESE 115° | 2,246 m | 9.3 mi |
| Graves Peak | ESE 111° | 2,238 m | 2.8 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | E 99° | 2,234 m | 1.7 mi |
| Binocular Peak | NNW 344° | 2,197 m | 5.3 mi |
| Oregon Peak | NNE 32° | 2,188 m | 2.4 mi |
| Little Joe Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,162 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:52 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 16:02 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393606 — Wisdom Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659765
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