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Dizzy Head

Dizzy Head, seen from above at true elevation

Dizzy Head is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 471 m. Pilot Knob stands 2,171 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stites City Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway runs past it. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
471 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.07739, -115.97486
Around it

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 13
  • Stites City Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kooskia City Park: 4.1 mi
  • Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 9.5 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 10.7 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 13.6 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Freds Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 133°2,171 m17.5 mi
Iron MountainESE 110°2,077 m22.1 mi
Baldy MountainSE 126°2,015 m14.4 mi
Andys HumpENE 77°1,990 m23.8 mi
Elk SummitESE 123°1,947 m24.9 mi
Silver DomeSE 142°1,944 m16.3 mi
Reed MountainSE 143°1,913 m20.8 mi
Nellie MountainSE 144°1,881 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:57
June solstice04:5419:5320:39
September equinox06:3218:0418:43
December solstice07:2415:1116:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541475661707061503831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kooskia 5 SSE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358650659

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