West Fork Point
West Fork Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,848 m. Gedney Mountain stands 2,248 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1848 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 132.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Goddard Point: 3.2 mi
- O'Hara Point: 3.3 mi
- Peterson Point: 4.2 mi
- Lick Point: 5.1 mi
- Hot Point: 7.0 mi
- Jungle Point: 14.9 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Dizzy Head: 20.9 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 8.4 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Stites City Park: 21.2 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 22.5 mi
- Cotter Bar: 24.2 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.1 mi
- Freds Spring: 21.2 mi
- Selway Falls: 12.1 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Button Beach: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of West Fork Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedney Mountain | NE 54° | 2,248 m | 17.2 mi |
| Copper Butte | E 94° | 2,172 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 228° | 2,171 m | 10.2 mi |
| Louse Point | NE 44° | 2,140 m | 16.6 mi |
| Coolwater Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,113 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ghost Mountain | NE 43° | 2,089 m | 14.3 mi |
| Anderson Butte | SE 128° | 2,085 m | 13.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | E 93° | 2,081 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358659617
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