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White Licks

White Licks, seen from above at true elevation

White Licks is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,570 m. Blackmare stands 2,659 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mica Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1570 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.68128, -116.23319
Around it

91 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 16
  • Cascade Park: 14.5 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 15.1 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 15.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 15.8 mi
  • Whitetail Club Park: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 4
  • Valley County Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Central Idaho Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Cambridge Museum: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Licks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BlackmareENE 66°2,659.08 m23.8 mi
Square TopENE 76°2,634 m22.0 mi
Buckhorn MountainNE 51°2,578 m20.7 mi
Boulder MountainNE 46°2,550 m20.0 mi
Jughandle MountainNE 52°2,532.888 m17.2 mi
Rapid PeakNE 53°2,517 m20.3 mi
NeedlesE 80°2,514.3 m20.4 mi
Granite PeakSSE 166°2,506 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0020:5021:35
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:2016:1917:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358659674

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