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Hoover Point

Hoover Point, seen from above at true elevation

Hoover Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,395 m. Cottonwood Butte stands 1,740 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Mountain, a peak 9.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1395 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.06516, -116.66126
Around it

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 5
  • Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 15.0 mi
  • City Park: 15.2 mi
  • Vollmer Park: 15.5 mi
  • William Craig Historical Monument: 20.8 mi
  • Lapwai City Park: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Coyote Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Deadhorse Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Fields Spring: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood ButteE 88°1,740 m9.4 mi
Poison PointSW 221°1,648 m22.7 mi
Deadhorse ButteSSW 210°1,627 m20.3 mi
Fairchild PointSW 223°1,626 m22.1 mi
Craig MountainW 275°1,609 m9.2 mi
Teepee ButteWSW 237°1,601 m22.5 mi
Jim Creek ButteSW 236°1,542 m15.8 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 253°1,493 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:59
June solstice04:5619:5620:42
September equinox06:3418:0718:46
December solstice07:2715:1416:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303136424955646456453529
Precip in1.71.52.32.72.82.40.80.71.01.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358651351

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