Bear Creek Point
Bear Creek Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,467 m. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is China Mountain, a peak 4.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 75 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2467 m
How to reach it
- 75.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- China Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Peak: 6.3 mi
- Bemis Point: 7.5 mi
- Split Creek Point: 7.5 mi
- Savage Point: 7.9 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 16.4 mi
- McFadden Point: 18.0 mi
- Slick Rock: 21.3 mi
- Thinking Spot: 23.0 mi
- Thinking Spot: 23.0 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 6.4 mi
- North Beach: 23.6 mi
- North Beach: 23.7 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 13.7 mi
- Soldier Spring: 15.1 mi
- Quartz Spring: 15.2 mi
- The Outpost: 16.7 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 16.9 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 18.6 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 9.1 mi
- Driessen Falls: 21.6 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Bear Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,827 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,823 m | 11.5 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,812 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | ESE 102° | 2,803 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,762 m | 11.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,761 m | 17.2 mi |
| Storm Peak | WSW 256° | 2,751 m | 13.2 mi |
| Logan Mountain | ESE 112° | 2,744 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358654105
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