Cliff · Idaho
Cox Point
Cox Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,592 m. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Ridge, a peak 1.2 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 59 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2592 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.87963, -115.17677
- 58.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Red Peak: 1.4 mi
- Red Peak Benchmark: 1.7 mi
- Battleaxe Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Murphy Peak: 3.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 3.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.2 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 22.9 mi
- Warm Spring: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 4
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Ridge: 15.4 mi
- McFadden Point: 21.1 mi
- Aparejo Point: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
- The Outpost: 16.6 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Dagger Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Cox Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | SSW 197° | 2,951 m | 7.0 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | WSW 241° | 2,917.24 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,902 m | 17.2 mi |
| Red Peak | SSW 204° | 2,885.85 m | 1.4 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | ENE 66° | 2,855 m | 12.9 mi |
| Two Point Peak | ENE 61° | 2,855 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNW 336° | 2,842.26 m | 6.2 mi |
| Red Ridge | ENE 62° | 2,840.74 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:46 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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