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Ring Creek Point

Ring Creek Point, seen from above at true elevation

Ring Creek Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,374 m. Thirteen Mountain stands 2,739 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Spread Creek Point, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2374 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.62047, -115.01289
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 7
  • Sheep Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Table Spring: 17.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 8.2 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Ring Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainESE 117°2,739 m13.7 mi
Stripe MountainESE 123°2,735 m13.7 mi
Salmon MountainE 92°2,698 m8.5 mi
Waugh MountainSE 129°2,683 m13.8 mi
Lost Packer PeakSE 133°2,639 m14.4 mi
Goat MountainE 96°2,596 m9.2 mi
Swet PointSE 127°2,591 m11.2 mi
Sheep HillWSW 239°2,546 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5219:4820:34
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358658351

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