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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,591 m in Idaho. East Sister stands 2,155 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallow Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1591 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.83075, -115.43070

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East SisterNW 310°2,155 m6.0 mi
Black MountainWNW 300°2,151 m6.6 mi
Pot MountainS 171°2,149 m6.7 mi
Mallard PeakNNW 329°2,094 m8.6 mi
Heart PeakNW 315°2,075 m10.3 mi
Crag PeakNW 315°2,063 m10.9 mi
Buckingham PointS 182°2,051 m9.2 mi
Cold Springs PeakESE 117°2,041 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:4819:5320:40
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2515:0515:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653958

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