Altair Peak
Altair Peak
Custer County, Idaho, U.S.
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
| 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] | |||||||||||||
See also
Idaho portal
Mountains portal
References
- ^ a b "Altair Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "The 100 Highest Peaks". Idaho: A Climbing Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
- ^ "Altair Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Bear Canyon, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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