Bear Creek Point
Bear Creek Point rises to 2,623 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hospital Point, a peak 4.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2623 m
How to reach it
- 36.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hospital Point: 4.0 mi
- Aparejo Point: 4.3 mi
- Ramey Hill: 5.3 mi
- Norton Ridge Peak: 6.8 mi
- Martin Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 4.0 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 6.5 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 8.0 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Aparejo Point: 4.3 mi
- Cox Point: 18.2 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 18.3 mi
- Veil Falls: 16.7 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 6.3 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 13.5 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 22.7 mi
- Parker Mill: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Bear Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | NNE 27° | 3,075 m | 21.8 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,997 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,985 m | 10.3 mi |
| Meyers | ESE 112° | 2,977 m | 10.4 mi |
| Big Baldy | WSW 249° | 2,951 m | 21.7 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | W 265° | 2,917.24 m | 19.8 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,914 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,902 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377131 — Bear Creek Point, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654110
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