- Elevation, modelled
- 1,190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Butte1,740 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Northwest Passage Scenic Byway17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 46.2361, -116.6201
Winchester Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Idaho, at a modelled 1,190 m. Cottonwood Butte stands 1,740 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Mountain Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winchester Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Butte | SSE 147° | 1,740 m | 13.7 mi |
| Craig Mountain | SW 225° | 1,609 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SW 226° | 1,493 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mason Butte | SE 135° | 1,412 m | 3.9 mi |
| Big Butte | ESE 104° | 1,185 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | SW 235° | 992 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lime Hill | SW 233° | 888 m | 20.6 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 340° | 880 m | 24.8 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic BywayNational
- 20.7 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
- 23.4 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 140.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 7.2 mi
- Vollmer Park: 7.3 mi
- William Craig Historical Monument: 11.0 mi
- Lapwai City Park: 14.4 mi
- Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 15.6 mi
- Mason Butte: 3.9 mi
- Culdesac Hill: 8.5 mi
- Cottonwood Butte: 13.7 mi
- Thunder Hill / yewninwees: 15.6 mi
- Craig Mountain: 15.7 mi
- Hoover Point: 12.0 mi
- Fir Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Limestone Point: 19.1 mi
- Eastside: 21.2 mi
- Westside: 21.3 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 0.1 mi
- Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 0.2 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 0.2 mi
- Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 0.3 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 22.6 mi
- Nez Perce County Historical Society: 23.4 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 24.9 mi
- Big Bench: 16.3 mi
- Amos Bench: 18.4 mi
- Pink House Beach: 22.5 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 17.8 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:56 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:13 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, under a mile away.
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