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Devils Ladder

Devils Ladder, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Ladder is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,319 m. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Creek Point, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 85 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2319 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.32822, -116.26068

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lake Creek Point: 0.8 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Patrick Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Point: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 2.8 mi
Springs: 30
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Aitken Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Clyde Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Blue Gulch Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Coottonwood Spring: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Music Bar: 7.0 mi
  • Red Ledge: 20.9 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 23.1 mi
  • North Beach: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
  • Rapid National Wild River: 13.3 mi
  • Buck Park: 16.3 mi
  • Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 17.8 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 22.1 mi
  • Dorsey Warr Memorial Park: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 22.3 mi
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Devils Ladder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilW 269°2,862.5 m14.0 mi
She DevilW 269°2,861.7 m13.6 mi
Devils ThroneW 265°2,829.9 m14.4 mi
The OgreW 268°2,818.8 m13.2 mi
Tower of BabelW 271°2,806.8 m13.0 mi
Twin ImpsW 262°2,745.8 m14.9 mi
The GoblinW 267°2,739 m12.9 mi
Twin ImpsW 263°2,732.6 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice05:5820:5221:37
September equinox07:3319:0519:44
December solstice08:2216:1617:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358655309

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