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Slick Rock

Slick Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Slick Rock is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,020 m. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 58 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2020 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.94990, -115.95151
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Ponderosa State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Ponderosa State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Wild Horse Park: 7.2 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 7.4 mi
  • Brown Park: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Shaws Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Driessen Falls: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • B 23 Crash Site: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Slick Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Loon MountainNNE 18°2,827 m10.9 mi
North Loon MountainNNE 19°2,823 m11.9 mi
Log MountainESE 117°2,791 m19.2 mi
Storm PeakN 7°2,751 m12.7 mi
Nick PeakESE 104°2,713 m4.2 mi
Rain BenchmarkN 357°2,668.524 m8.3 mi
BlackmareSE 138°2,659.08 m12.0 mi
Sawtooth PeakNNE 21°2,646 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice05:5820:4921:35
September equinox07:3219:0419:43
December solstice08:2016:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394955646354433122
Precip in2.52.32.72.42.32.00.60.51.01.62.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358658779

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