Altair Peak | |
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Altair Peak viewed from Hyndman Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,825 ft (3,604 m)[1] |
Prominence | 785 ft (239 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 43°47′33″N 114°00′27″W / 43.792594°N 114.007596°W |
Geography | |
Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
Parent range | Pioneer Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Standhope Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble, class 3 |
Altair Peak, at 11,825 feet (3,604 m) above sea level is the seventh highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho, United States. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest and Custer County. It is the 25th highest peak in Idaho and about 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of Standhope Peak and 0.85 mi (1.37 km) southwest of Pyramid Peak.[2][3][4]
Climate data for Altair Peak 43.7927 N, 114.0071 W, Elevation: 11,319 ft (3,450 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.8 (−6.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
39.3 (4.1) |
49.0 (9.4) |
60.5 (15.8) |
59.9 (15.5) |
51.1 (10.6) |
38.1 (3.4) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
36.5 (2.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.2 (−10.4) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
36.8 (2.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
46.4 (8.0) |
38.1 (3.4) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.6 (−14.7) |
2.9 (−16.2) |
5.2 (−14.9) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
32.9 (0.5) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
10.0 (−12.2) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.26 (134) |
4.78 (121) |
5.56 (141) |
4.37 (111) |
5.03 (128) |
3.84 (98) |
1.59 (40) |
1.68 (43) |
2.29 (58) |
4.30 (109) |
4.25 (108) |
5.94 (151) |
48.89 (1,242) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] |
The Bear Canyon SNOTEL is at the southern base of Altair Peak.
Climate data for Bear Canyon, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals: 7900ft (2408m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.2 (−1.6) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
38.8 (3.8) |
44.5 (6.9) |
53.3 (11.8) |
63.2 (17.3) |
74.1 (23.4) |
72.8 (22.7) |
63.3 (17.4) |
49.8 (9.9) |
36.0 (2.2) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
48.7 (9.3) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
40.4 (4.7) |
48.5 (9.2) |
56.9 (13.8) |
55.9 (13.3) |
47.8 (8.8) |
36.7 (2.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
34.9 (1.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.2 (−14.9) |
5.2 (−14.9) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
33.8 (1.0) |
39.7 (4.3) |
38.9 (3.8) |
32.2 (0.1) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.70 (69) |
2.87 (73) |
3.21 (82) |
2.28 (58) |
2.65 (67) |
2.11 (54) |
0.94 (24) |
0.97 (25) |
1.37 (35) |
2.07 (53) |
2.52 (64) |
3.61 (92) |
27.3 (696) |
Source 1: XMACIS2[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[7] |