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Black Pine

Black Pine from directly overhead

Black Pine is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,465 m. Black Pine Peak stands 2,845 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound, a rest area 3.5 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

extinct town in Idaho

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07250, -112.98028

36 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Hidden Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.5 mi
  • West Locomotive Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Baker Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 3.5 mi
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 3.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Hudspeth Cutoff Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
  • Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Pine PeakWNW 295°2,845 m7.9 mi
War Eagle PeakWNW 292°2,640 m6.8 mi
Gunnel PeakW 273°2,531.669 m7.6 mi
Black Pine ConeW 279°2,432 m4.1 mi
Crystal PeakSW 230°2,357 m16.6 mi
Bald KnollSW 227°2,272 m20.9 mi
Hartley PeakN 4°2,269 m23.2 mi
Quaking Asp MountainNNE 25°2,201 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5720:3021:12
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5816:1917:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283240475462706960493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 4 ESE, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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