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Fir Bluff

Fir Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Fir Bluff is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 436 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Amos Bench, a beach 3.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway runs past it. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
436 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.51184, -116.65376
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lapwai City Park: 10.4 mi
  • William Craig Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Elwood School: 14.3 mi
  • Pink House Recreation Site: 14.5 mi
  • Nez Perce NHP, Lewis-Clark Canoe Camp Unit: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 26
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 6
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 18.8 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 18.9 mi
  • Clearwater Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
  • McConnell Mansion Museum: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Eastside: 21.7 mi
  • Swallows Nest: 21.7 mi
  • Westside: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Westside: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moscow MountainNNW 333°1,520 m22.6 mi
East Moscow MountainNNW 336°1,437 m22.1 mi
Mason ButteSSE 169°1,412 m22.2 mi
West TwinNNW 329°1,381 m24.1 mi
Granite PointNNW 333°1,373 m23.5 mi
East TwinNNW 330°1,367 m23.9 mi
McGary ButteNE 37°1,357 m23.3 mi
Paradise PointNNW 327°1,325 m25.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:59
June solstice04:5419:5720:44
September equinox06:3418:0618:46
December solstice07:2815:1116:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844505864727264514033
Precip in3.12.62.72.62.41.90.70.70.92.13.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358650961

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