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Wildfire

Wildfire from directly overhead

Wildfire is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 889 m. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallace District Mining Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
To the immortality of the human spirit, this memorial is dedicated to all the brave souls who fight the wildfire that the memory of their efforts will never be lost. August 10, 1984, U.S. Forest Service, National Historical Marker

What to expect

Operated by
Idaho Panhandle National Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates47.45905, -115.93512

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Samuels Park: 1.1 mi
  • Silverton Park: 2.6 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 6.0 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Time Capsule: 1.0 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 1.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 1.3 mi
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 4.3 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bobtail Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Falls Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Wildfire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakESE 107°2,084 m8.0 mi
Granite PeakNE 49°2,064 m10.9 mi
Tiger PeakNE 42°2,017 m7.2 mi
Burke SummitENE 69°2,004 m11.2 mi
Custer PeakNE 41°1,952 m6.9 mi
Sunset PeakNNE 33°1,947 m8.6 mi
Striped PeakWSW 245°1,921 m3.2 mi
West Willow PeakE 100°1,921 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:57
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445359666658453529
Precip in4.53.14.53.02.92.70.91.21.63.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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