Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill rises to 2,051 m in Idaho. Garfield Mountain stands 3,341 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is China Point, a cliff 3.2 miles away. Lost Gold Trails Loop passes 1.9 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,051 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 14.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
- Opal Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Signal Peak: 5.8 mi
- Bed Springs Butte: 8.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.4 mi
- Indian Creek Butte: 10.0 mi
- China Point: 3.2 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 14.2 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,341 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lima Peaks | WNW 299° | 3,260 m | 22.5 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | WNW 291° | 3,067 m | 21.0 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NE 51° | 3,008 m | 20.7 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NE 55° | 2,992 m | 20.4 mi |
| Knob Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,967 m | 20.2 mi |
| The Thumb | WNW 292° | 2,939 m | 18.7 mi |
| Big Table Mountain | NE 41° | 2,768 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:33 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:05 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois EXP STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662870
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