Lava Point
Lava Point is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,416 m. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Butte, a peak 4.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Beach in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49321761, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,416 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Den Butte: 4.4 mi
- Lava Butte: 5.7 mi
- Potter Butte: 6.3 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 6.6 mi
- Corral Butte: 7.2 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 13.3 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 13.5 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 14.2 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 15.9 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 17.8 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 23.1 mi
- Strode Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Lava Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | N 350° | 2,839 m | 25.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,232 m | 21.6 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NW 325° | 2,028 m | 24.6 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | N 6° | 1,986 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sunset Cone | N 2° | 1,947 m | 22.5 mi |
| Silent Cone | N 1° | 1,934 m | 20.9 mi |
| Grassy Cone | N 360° | 1,920 m | 21.6 mi |
| North Crater | N 2° | 1,898 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358651658
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