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Galena Summit

2,628 m8,622 ft
Tonight
25°FCloudy · Wind 3–16 mph NNE

Galena Summit is a mountain pass at 2,628 m in Idaho, United States.

All facts
Saddle
2,628 m
Lowest point
2,352 m / 2,263 m
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Pass

Galena Summit: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,628 mGalena 2,352 m+276 m · 2.5 kmwest side 2,263 m+365 m · 2.9 km

Crossed by: ID 75, Galena Summit Toll Road Trail, FR 220 FR 220 / Galena Pass Wagon Road

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Galena Summit 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Galena Summit terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

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Galena Summit elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Galena Summit weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 25°F (-4°C) · 14% chance of precipitation · Wind 3–16 mph NNE

Galena Summit forecast for about 2,540 m.

  • Tonight25°14%3–16 mph NNE
  • Sat25°39°–3 mph SSW
  • Sun28°43°1%5 mph SSE
  • Mon28°41°54%8–15 mph SE
  • Tue24°36°42%6–10 mph WSW
  • Wed25°37°12%3–8 mph SW
  • Thu27°40°15%2–6 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:31 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Galena Summit

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Galena Summit, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km SE

    +2 more within 0.3 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Titus Lake Trailhead

    0.4 km S · +1 more within 6.6 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Chemeketan Campground

    4.1 km SW · +1 more within 5.6 km

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km SE
Parking0.3 km NW
Parking0.3 km S
Titus Lake TrailheadTrailhead0.4 km S
Chemeketan CampgroundCampsite4.1 km SW
Campsite5.6 km NNW
Twin Creek TrailheadTrailhead6.6 km N
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
35.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
49.1%
Steep, 30–45°
15.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.6%
Steeper than 30°
15.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
865 m low point 2,217 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.1%Grassland 12.6%Moss & lichen 10.1%Bare rock / sparse 6.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 127 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • White mariposa lily15
  • Scarlet Gilia12
  • Whitebark Pine9
  • Sulfur buckwheat8
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush7
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel7
Where it sits

Where Galena Summit sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104
Region
Idaho14United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Rocky Mountains 6
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Downloads

Galena Summit downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia