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Bayhorse

Bayhorse from directly overhead

Bayhorse is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,882 m. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

human settlement in Idaho, United States of America

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Coordinates44.39780, -114.31200
Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Parks: 3
  • Challis Fish Pond: 8.0 mi
  • Central Park: 8.9 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 9.9 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Challis Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 5.0 mi
  • Parker Mill: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • CHS: 8.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 7.4 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calkens PeakSW 219°3,509.162 m24.7 mi
Dickey PeakESE 119°3,395.8 m24.2 mi
Pavlos PeakESE 110°3,386.023 m22.3 mi
Grouse Creek MountainE 96°3,378.7 m20.1 mi
WCP-10SW 217°3,378.403 m24.3 mi
Sheep MountainS 186°3,325 m23.2 mi
Bowery PeakS 186°3,309 m24.1 mi
McGowan PeakE 101°3,266 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:5420:4121:26
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:1116:1317:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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