Comical Turn
Comical Turn is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,704 m. Rough Mountain stands 2,148 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.5 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
human settlement in Idaho, United States of America
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
34 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 2.5 mi
- The Hat: 3.9 mi
- Crab Spring Butte: 6.5 mi
- The Island: 7.4 mi
- Turner Table: 10.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 16.9 mi
- City of Rocks: 22.1 mi
- Aivuhi Paatetsopai’i: 5.9 mi
- Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comical Turn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Mountain | NW 319° | 2,148 m | 17.7 mi |
| Clover Mountain | NW 311° | 2,093 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 315° | 1,966 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ant Hill | WNW 297° | 1,933 m | 18.6 mi |
| Crab Spring Butte | WSW 259° | 1,915 m | 6.5 mi |
| Doyle Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,878 m | 21.9 mi |
| Big Springs Butte | WSW 250° | 1,869 m | 17.2 mi |
| Turner Butte | S 179° | 1,864 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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