Bear Creek Summit
Bear Creek Summit rises to 2,410 m in Idaho. The Fin stands 3,627 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,410 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Peak: 2.0 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Reserve Mountain: 3.1 mi
- The Ramp: 3.4 mi
- Double U: 4.1 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 14.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 22.2 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 22.4 mi
- Lava Trees: 23.5 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 14.3 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 18.1 mi
- Moore City Park: 18.2 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 22.2 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 22.2 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Bartlett Point: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bear Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fin | WNW 285° | 3,627 m | 15.4 mi |
| Standhope Peak | WNW 287° | 3,616 m | 15.3 mi |
| Brocky Peak | W 279° | 3,609 m | 16.2 mi |
| Altair Peak | WNW 290° | 3,604 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | WNW 294° | 3,577 m | 15.4 mi |
| Angels Perch | WNW 288° | 3,562 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gabriels Horn | WNW 284° | 3,548 m | 17.4 mi |
| Andromeda Peak | WNW 293° | 3,542 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:14 | 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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396086 — Bear Creek Summit, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661162
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