Larkins Peak is a mountain

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Description

Larkins Peak is part of the

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which are a subrange of the

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. The remote mountain is situated northeast of

Orofino, Idaho Orofino (''"fine gold"'' rein Spanish) is a city in and the county seat of Clearwater County, Idaho, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River. It is the major city within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was ...

, in the Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area, on land managed by Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the

North Fork Clearwater River The North Fork Clearwater River is a major tributary of the Clearwater River in the U.S. state of Idaho. From its headwaters in the Bitterroot Mountains of eastern Idaho, it flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...

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is significant as the summit rises above headwaters of Larkins Creek in . This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the

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. Larkins Creek, Larkins Peak, and Larkins Lake are probably named after John Larkins, a pioneering homesteader and trapper who ranged over this area and was long since deceased by 1919 when the toponyms were officially adopted.

Climate

Based on the

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, Larkins Peak is located in an alpine

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

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* Larkins Peak
weather forecast

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
{{Portal bar, Geography, Geology, Mountains Mountains of Idaho Mountains of Shoshone County, Idaho North American 2000 m summits Idaho Panhandle National Forest

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