Woods Peak
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
- 14.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Van Horn Peak: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Morgan Creek Summit: 3.6 mi
- Wards Butte: 6.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.5 mi
- 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
- Meyers Cove Point: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.3 mi
- McNabbs Point: 16.0 mi
- Red Point: 21.9 mi
- Aparejo Point: 22.0 mi
- 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
- Painted Rock: 20.7 mi
- CHS: 20.8 mi
- Parker Mill: 19.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 21.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | E 94° | 3,346 m | 22.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 102° | 3,209 m | 24.4 mi |
| White Mountain West | SSW 210° | 3,183 m | 18.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 40° | 3,041 m | 7.5 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,040 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | W 263° | 2,985 m | 18.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,984 m | 17.8 mi |
| Meyers | W 280° | 2,977 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:11 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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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