Big Bench
Big Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 748 m. Craig Mountain stands 1,609 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Roost, a peak 0.8 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 4.5 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 748 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
- 10.1 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 14.5 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
97 named places within 25 miles
- Asotin City Park: 6.7 mi
- Hereth Park: 6.7 mi
- Chief Looking Glass Park: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 6.9 mi
- Hells Gate State Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 0.8 mi
- Swallow Rock: 8.5 mi
- Thunder Hill / yewninwees: 12.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 13.1 mi
- Lewiston Hill: 13.3 mi
- Eastside: 6.2 mi
- Westside: 6.3 mi
- Upper Westside: 6.4 mi
- Swallows Nest: 8.5 mi
- Limestone Point: 13.1 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Craige: 10.0 mi
- Theon: 10.5 mi
- Zindel: 11.0 mi
- Unfried: 21.8 mi
- Hanson Ferry: 24.8 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 7.9 mi
- Nez Perce County Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Local Native American and geological information: 15.2 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 16.1 mi
- Fields Spring: 16.7 mi
- Pinkham Spring: 22.9 mi
- Kaufman Springs: 23.2 mi
- Wickiup Spring: 24.8 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 13.3 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Amos Bench: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,609 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jim Creek Butte | S 177° | 1,542 m | 23.2 mi |
| Big Butte | SW 232° | 1,527 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson | S 183° | 1,493 m | 19.0 mi |
| Anatone Butte | SW 232° | 1,491 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lent Butte | S 185° | 1,480 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pinkham Butte | W 261° | 1,449.3 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mason Butte | ESE 105° | 1,412 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:57 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:14 | 16:05 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358649863
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