Hot Point
Hot Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,193 m. Chimney Peak stands 2,324 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Devils Picnic Area, a park 3.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1193 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 138.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lodge Point: 3.5 mi
- Peterson Point: 3.6 mi
- Goddard Point: 3.9 mi
- Pine Knob: 4.0 mi
- Big Hill: 4.2 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 13.0 mi
- Stites City Park: 18.0 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 18.4 mi
- Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 20.9 mi
- West Fork Point: 7.0 mi
- Jungle Point: 8.0 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Dizzy Head: 18.0 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.7 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 23.6 mi
- Freds Spring: 24.6 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 24.5 mi
- Selway Falls: 14.5 mi
- Button Beach: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Hot Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Peak | ENE 69° | 2,324 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gedney Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,248 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 201° | 2,171 m | 14.5 mi |
| Louse Point | ENE 69° | 2,140 m | 14.9 mi |
| Coolwater Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,113 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ghost Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,089 m | 12.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 113° | 2,081 m | 18.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,077 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:51 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358656441
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