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McNabbs Point

McNabbs Point, seen from above at true elevation

McNabbs Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,469 m. Grouse Creek Mountain stands 3,379 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Challis Hot Springs, a hot spring 4.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway runs past it. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1469 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.58798, -114.19145
Around it

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 3
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Central Park: 5.6 mi
  • Challis Fish Pond: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Challis Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Painted Rock: 5.8 mi
  • CHS: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 14.0 mi
  • Parker Mill: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse Creek MountainSE 138°3,378.7 m20.7 mi
Lem PeakNE 50°3,346 m20.8 mi
May MountainENE 69°3,309 m18.9 mi
McGowan PeakSSE 146°3,266 m19.8 mi
Long MountainENE 62°3,209 m20.2 mi
White Mountain WestW 267°3,183 m15.0 mi
Mogg MountainENE 77°3,168 m24.5 mi
Bald MountainSSW 206°3,139 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:49
June solstice05:5220:4121:26
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:1116:1217:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358657353

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