Amos Bench
Amos Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 442 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fir Bluff, a cliff 3.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 442 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
100 named places within 25 miles
- Pink House Recreation Site: 11.5 mi
- Lapwai City Park: 12.3 mi
- Nez Perce NHP, Lewis-Clark Canoe Camp Unit: 12.4 mi
- Itty Bitty Park - Private owned by resident, open to community: 13.1 mi
- William Craig Historical Monument: 13.1 mi
- Culdesac Hill: 10.5 mi
- Green Knob: 11.1 mi
- Teakean Butte: 11.4 mi
- Thunder Hill / yewninwees: 11.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 11.6 mi
- Fir Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Eastside: 23.9 mi
- Westside: 24.0 mi
- Upper Westside: 24.1 mi
- Swallows Nest: 24.1 mi
- Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 16.6 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 18.1 mi
- Nez Perce County Historical Society: 21.5 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 24.2 mi
- Pink House Beach: 11.5 mi
- Big Bench: 23.6 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 14.8 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 20.4 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amos Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,520 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Moscow Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,437 m | 24.0 mi |
| McGary Butte | NNE 30° | 1,357 m | 22.2 mi |
| Teakean Butte | ENE 57° | 1,259 m | 11.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | N 4° | 1,204 m | 21.7 mi |
| Huckleberry Butte | E 85° | 1,141 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cherry Butte | N 9° | 1,124 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mason Butte | NE 50° | 1,114 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:57 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:11 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358649720
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