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North Beach

North Beach from directly overhead

North Beach is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,522 m. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1522 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.99375, -116.06636
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
  • Ponderosa State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 3.4 mi
  • Brown Park: 5.5 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 5.8 mi
  • Legacy Park: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 5
  • Shaws Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
  • Trail Creek Spring: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • Central Idaho Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of North Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainNE 51°2,827 m11.7 mi
North Loon MountainNE 49°2,823 m12.5 mi
Storm PeakNE 37°2,751 m12.0 mi
Nick PeakESE 113°2,713 m10.5 mi
Rain BenchmarkNE 44°2,668.524 m7.4 mi
BlackmareSE 131°2,659.08 m18.1 mi
Sawtooth PeakE 88°2,646 m6.8 mi
Bruin MountainNNW 348°2,645 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:57
June solstice05:5820:5021:35
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:2016:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394955646354433122
Precip in2.52.32.72.42.32.00.60.51.01.62.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/498973887

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