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Red Point

Red Point, seen from above at true elevation

Red Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,908 m. Nick Peak stands 2,713 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dike, a cliff 3.9 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1908 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.84739, -116.29152
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Whitetail Club Park: 8.1 mi
  • Packer Johns Cabin State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Dorsey Warr Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 9.5 mi
  • Rotary Park: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 3
  • Central Idaho Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 14.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Red Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nick PeakENE 74°2,713 m21.6 mi
Rain BenchmarkNE 46°2,668.524 m22.3 mi
BlackmareE 94°2,659.08 m24.7 mi
Sawtooth PeakENE 60°2,646 m20.6 mi
Bruin MountainNNE 20°2,645 m24.2 mi
Beaverdam PeakNE 52°2,615 m20.2 mi
Tobias PointNNE 26°2,588 m23.5 mi
Granite MountainNNE 14°2,582 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0020:5121:36
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:2116:1917:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202433414956646354423122
Precip in2.92.02.52.02.42.10.70.61.01.82.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Meadows RS, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358658290

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