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Joseph

Joseph from directly overhead

Joseph is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,362 m. Southwest Butte stands 2,360 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Point, a peak 1.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

extinct town in Idaho County, Idaho

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Coordinates45.79722, -116.47806

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Around it

104 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Springs: 17
  • Red Rock Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Joe Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Bull Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Elk Horn Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Davis Spring: 15.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 7.7 mi
  • City Park: 8.9 mi
  • White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 9.9 mi
  • Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 12.4 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 11.8 mi
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 8.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Southwest ButteSSE2,360 m24.1 mi
John Day MountainSSE2,262 m21.9 mi
Dead PointSE2,244 m22.0 mi
Slate PointSE2,220 m21.6 mi
Round KnobS1,993 m21.9 mi
Grassy KnollSSW1,991 m20.3 mi
Dairy MountainESE1,967 m19.0 mi
High CampENE1,866 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:1919:59
June solstice05:5720:5421:40
September equinox07:3419:0619:45
December solstice08:2516:1517:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 17 mi away.

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