Basalt Hill
Basalt Hill rises to 1,004 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turnbow Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,004 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Turnbow Point: 2.1 mi
- East Moscow Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.6 mi
- Moscow Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Granite Point: 5.0 mi
- City Park: 7.1 mi
- Robinson Park: 8.5 mi
- Laird Park: 9.4 mi
- Mountain View Park: 11.2 mi
- Virgil Phillips Farm Park: 11.2 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 12.6 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 14.3 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 14.7 mi
- Palouse Discovery Science Center: 19.1 mi
- Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 20.3 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 17.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 17.7 mi
- HIE Garden area: 20.2 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 18.2 mi
- Magpie Forest: 18.5 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 8.2 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 10.3 mi
- Cougar Bronze Statue: 19.3 mi
- The Caring Call: 19.4 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Silver Springs: 22.1 mi
- Elberton: 22.9 mi
- Fir Bluff: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Basalt Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NE 37° | 1,622 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | NE 50° | 1,589 m | 20.3 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,520 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,506 m | 11.2 mi |
| Beals Butte | ENE 61° | 1,490 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mica Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,481 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NE 38° | 1,479 m | 15.5 mi |
| West Dennis | N 10° | 1,465 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:59 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:10 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654067
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