USGS Peak
| USGS Peak | |
|---|---|
  USGS Peak Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Highest point | |
class 3 | |
USGS Peak, at 11,982 feet (3,652 m) above sea level, is the tenth-highest peak in the
Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) northeast of Mount McCaleb and 4.15 miles (6.68 km) southeast of Lost River Peak, its line parent.[2][3][4][5]
Climate
| Climate data for USGS Peak 44.0073 N, 113.5830 W, Elevation: 11,316 ft (3,449 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.4 (−6.4) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
38.6 (3.7) |
48.7 (9.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
50.7 (10.4) |
37.5 (3.1) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
36.1 (2.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.4 (−10.9) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
36.3 (2.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
46.0 (7.8) |
37.6 (3.1) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.4 (−15.3) |
1.7 (−16.8) |
4.2 (−15.4) |
7.7 (−13.5) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
33.0 (0.6) |
32.4 (0.2) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
9.0 (−12.8) |
3.9 (−15.6) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.76 (96) |
4.11 (104) |
4.78 (121) |
3.32 (84) |
3.47 (88) |
2.80 (71) |
1.63 (41) |
1.69 (43) |
2.19 (56) |
3.08 (78) |
3.30 (84) |
4.41 (112) |
38.54 (978) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "USGS Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "The 100 Highest Peaks". Idaho: A Climbing Guide. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "USGS Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Idaho 12ers Home Page". Idaho Summits. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "USGS Peak". Climbing Idaho. Retrieved January 2, 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.
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