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City of Rocks

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Elevation
876 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Sugarloaf1,812 m · 20.6 mi
Nearest byway
Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway13.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:26local time
Coordinates
42.7902, -115.8415
City of Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

City of Rocks is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded 876 m. Sugarloaf stands 1,812 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill, a peak 4.3 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

Elevation
876 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSW 230°1,812 m20.6 mi
The IslandSSW 207°1,732 m24.2 mi
The HatSW 235°1,726 m22.1 mi
Between the CreeksW 259°1,611 m22.5 mi
Gedney ButteS 186°1,538 m21.9 mi
Table ButteS 180°1,475 m17.6 mi
Winter Camp ButteESE 124°1,343 m20.3 mi
Big HillS 181°1,342 m11.6 mi

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:56
June solstice06:0620:4321:26
September equinox07:3119:0519:42
December solstice08:1216:2717:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048546270787667554335
Precip in1.00.50.70.71.20.60.10.10.30.60.60.9

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

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