Diamond Peak (Idaho): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Entranced98 (talk | contribs) Adding local short description: "Mountain in Idaho, United States", overriding Wikidata description "mountain in Idaho, United States of America" |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 109: | Line 109: | ||
{{Mountains of Idaho}} |
{{Mountains of Idaho}} |
||
{{US prominent}} |
|||
{{Idaho}} |
|||
{{Authority control}} |
{{Authority control}} |
||
[[Category:Mountains of Idaho]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Idaho]] |
||
[[Category:Mountains of Butte County, Idaho]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Butte County, Idaho]] |
||
{{ButteCountyID-geo-stub}} |
{{ButteCountyID-geo-stub}} |
||
Latest revision as of 15:10, 7 November 2024
| Diamond Peak | |
|---|---|
 Diamond Peak from Idaho highway 28 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,202 ft (3,719 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 5,377 ft (1,639 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 44°08′30″N 113°04′58″W / 44.141667°N 113.082778°W |
| Geography | |
  Diamond Peak Idaho, U.S. | |
| Location | Butte County, Idaho, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lemhi Range |
| Topo map | USGS Diamond Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1912, T.M. Bannon |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 3 |
Diamond Peak is the highest point in the Lemhi Range in the Rocky Mountains in Idaho.[3] At 12,202 feet (3,719 m) above sea level, it is the third highest peak in Idaho. It is situated 34.5 miles (55.5 km) east of Borah Peak in the Lost River Range, opposite the Little Lost River valley. It is the highest point in the Caribou–Targhee National Forest. The closest higher peak is Mount Church, which is 31.8 mi (51.2 km) to the west.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Diamond Peak 44.1412 N, 113.0849 W, Elevation: 11,519 ft (3,511 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.2 (−7.1) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
37.4 (3.0) |
47.4 (8.6) |
59.0 (15.0) |
58.6 (14.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
36.2 (2.3) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
34.9 (1.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.2 (−11.6) |
9.5 (−12.5) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
35.0 (1.7) |
44.9 (7.2) |
44.5 (6.9) |
36.3 (2.4) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
10.5 (−11.9) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.1 (−16.1) |
0.4 (−17.6) |
3.0 (−16.1) |
6.5 (−14.2) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
2.7 (−16.3) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.93 (74) |
2.42 (61) |
2.97 (75) |
4.06 (103) |
5.02 (128) |
3.89 (99) |
1.79 (45) |
1.83 (46) |
2.03 (52) |
2.75 (70) |
2.11 (54) |
3.09 (78) |
34.89 (885) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "Diamond Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Diamond Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 12, 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.
External links
[edit]
Diamond Peak at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
 | This Butte County, Idaho state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |