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Woods Peak

Woods Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Woods Peak rises to 2,963 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Horn Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2963 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.80187, -114.31535

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Hot springs: 7
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Goldbug Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Challis Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Central Park: 20.6 mi
  • Challis Fish Pond: 21.1 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Painted Rock: 20.7 mi
  • CHS: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Parker Mill: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Warm Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woods Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lem PeakE 94°3,346 m22.1 mi
Long MountainESE 102°3,209 m24.4 mi
White Mountain WestSSW 210°3,183 m18.0 mi
Taylor MountainNE 40°3,041 m7.5 mi
White Valley MountainSSW 208°3,040 m14.1 mi
Sleeping Deer MountainW 263°2,985 m18.6 mi
White MountainSSW 207°2,984 m17.8 mi
MeyersW 280°2,977 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:5220:4221:28
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1316:1117:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393683 — Woods Peak, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358659818

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