Big Bluff
Big Bluff is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,519 m. Trinity Mountain stands 2,880 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Knob Benchmark, a peak 4.5 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1519 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Knob Benchmark: 4.5 mi
- Tollgate Hill: 5.2 mi
- Don Benchmark: 6.5 mi
- Lockman Butte: 7.3 mi
- Danskin Peak: 7.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
- Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Legacy Park: 10.6 mi
- Stone Tree Park: 10.7 mi
- Rosewood Park: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 7.5 mi
- Mountain Home Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Community Wall: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,880 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | N 7° | 2,492.807 m | 22.5 mi |
| Lava Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,395 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dog Mountain | NE 43° | 2,365.858 m | 21.0 mi |
| House Mountain | NE 39° | 2,347 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dog Mountain | NE 44° | 2,343 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,254 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,231.441 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:24 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Home, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358654254
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 12 mi
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