Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 3,322 m. Castle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Calkens Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3322 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 18 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calkens Peak: 0.8 mi
- WCP-10: 0.9 mi
- WCP-9: 1.2 mi
- WCP-6: 1.4 mi
- WCP-7: 1.8 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 22.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 24.3 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 24.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.8 mi
- Custer Museum: 18.3 mi
- Baring Divide: 20.3 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 21.1 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 24.5 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 15.2 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Stanley Park: 16.8 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
- Crown Point: 21.5 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Chinese Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SSE 165° | 3,602.736 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SSE 146° | 3,561 m | 18.8 mi |
| Glassford Peak | SSE 155° | 3,536.29 m | 16.4 mi |
| Calkens Peak | SSW 199° | 3,509.162 m | 0.8 mi |
| Lee Peak | SSW 195° | 3,457.956 m | 1.8 mi |
| Lonesome Lake Peak | S 174° | 3,445 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Andrus | S 169° | 3,438.144 m | 2.6 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | SSW 191° | 3,438 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358654944
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