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Copper

Copper from directly overhead

Copper is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Southwest Butte stands 2,360 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Point, a peak 3.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

river in the United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates45.75130, -116.54820

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Red Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Bull Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Joe Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Elk Horn Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 13.9 mi
Parks: 12
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 10.8 mi
  • City Park: 11.9 mi
  • Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 13.6 mi
  • White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 13.7 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 9.4 mi
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 10.1 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 5.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Copper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Southwest ButteSE 135°2,360 m23.7 mi
John Day MountainSE 135°2,262 m21.5 mi
Dead PointESE 121°2,244 m22.7 mi
Slate PointESE 118°2,220 m22.6 mi
Hat PointSSW 194°2,079 m22.3 mi
Round KnobSSE 162°1,993 m19.5 mi
Grassy KnollSSW 195°1,991 m16.2 mi
Dairy MountainESE 103°1,967 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:59
June solstice05:5720:5421:40
September equinox07:3419:0619:46
December solstice08:2516:1517:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455359686960483730
Precip in1.81.62.12.72.82.61.20.81.11.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood 2 WSW, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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