Tool Point
Tool Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,197 m. Gollaher Mountain stands 2,467 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Porcupine Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2197 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 22.3 mi off the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hansen Bridge Lookout · 29 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Pike Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
- Elk Butte: 4.5 mi
- Monument Peak: 4.6 mi
- Trapper Peak: 4.7 mi
- Porcupine Spring: 2.0 mi
- Chad Spring: 5.2 mi
- McConnell Spring: 5.6 mi
- Whir Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cub Spring: 6.0 mi
- Goose Creek State Recreation Ground and Game Refuge: 18.2 mi
- Oakley City Park: 22.2 mi
- Murtaugh Lake County Park: 22.4 mi
- Record Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Oakley Valley Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tool Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gollaher Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,467 m | 20.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | ESE 119° | 2,457.602 m | 4.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | ESE 111° | 2,453.64 m | 4.6 mi |
| Trapper Peak | E 91° | 2,400 m | 4.7 mi |
| Trout Creek Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,391 m | 9.2 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | E 99° | 2,377 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pike Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,346 m | 2.9 mi |
| Joes Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,344 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakley, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358659324
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