USGS Peak
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USGS Peak, at 11,982 feet (3,652 m) above sea level, is the eleventh-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the ninth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in 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.
Climate
| Climate data for USGS Peak 44.0073 N, 113.5830 W, Elevation: 11,316 ft (3,449 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) | 20.4 (−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 |