Hot Springs Bench
Hot Springs Bench is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,480 m. Alder Mountain stands 2,336 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Jarbidge Falls, a waterfall 3.7 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1480 m
How to reach it
48 named places within 25 miles
- Catholic Butte: 6.3 mi
- Monument Butte: 7.2 mi
- Buster Butte: 8.7 mi
- Arch Table: 13.1 mi
- Twin Butte: 14.6 mi
- Dead Horse Spring: 20.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 20.6 mi
- Otter Spring: 21.9 mi
- Last Chance Spring: 22.0 mi
- Mustang Spring: 24.5 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 3.7 mi
- Castle Grayskull: 10.2 mi
- Windy Point: 13.1 mi
- Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hot Springs Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,336 m | 25.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SSW 210° | 2,140 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rough Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,080 m | 23.1 mi |
| Otter Buttes | SW 234° | 1,914 m | 21.2 mi |
| Turner Butte | W 281° | 1,864 m | 23.9 mi |
| Wild Horse Table | WNW 285° | 1,853 m | 19.7 mi |
| Scott Table | S 181° | 1,851 m | 22.9 mi |
| Triplet Butte | S 175° | 1,833 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358651381
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