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Salmon River Breaks

Salmon River Breaks, seen from above at true elevation

Salmon River Breaks is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 846 m. Salmon Mountain stands 2,698 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Crofoot Point, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
846 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.56880, -115.19067
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 7
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Table Spring: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 10.3 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.8 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Salmon River Breaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salmon MountainE 79°2,698 m17.4 mi
Goat MountainE 82°2,596 m17.9 mi
Swet PointE 100°2,591 m17.8 mi
Sheepeater MountainSSW 212°2,585 m14.5 mi
Sheep HillENE 75°2,546 m5.1 mi
Center MountainE 81°2,510 m7.1 mi
Sabe MountainENE 63°2,507 m13.7 mi
Harrington MountainE 100°2,492 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4820:34
September equinox06:2918:0118:40
December solstice07:1915:1116:00

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358658513

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