Bear Creek Summit
Bear Creek Summit rises to 1,097 m in Idaho. Monroe Butte stands 1,835 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilburn Butte, a peak 3.8 miles away. Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Washington County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1097 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Weiser City Park: 13.0 mi
- Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 13.1 mi
- Time's Square Park: 13.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 13.1 mi
- Wilburn Butte: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.8 mi
- Ant Butte: 6.7 mi
- Star Butte: 8.2 mi
- Sagebrush Hill: 9.8 mi
- Clay Point: 16.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 17.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Snake River Heritage Center: 13.7 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 21.8 mi
- Ontario Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Snake River Rest Stop East: 21.6 mi
- The Holy Family: 20.0 mi
- Baird Cabin: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Butte | NW 319° | 1,835 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sehewoki’I Newenee’an Katete | SE 137° | 1,790 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tree Spring Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,539 m | 22.0 mi |
| Ola Summit | E 100° | 1,503 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mill Creek Summit | ENE 56° | 1,458 m | 24.9 mi |
| Friday Butte | E 84° | 1,427 m | 22.4 mi |
| Star Butte | N 4° | 1,258 m | 8.2 mi |
| Riley Butte | NE 56° | 1,257 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:23 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 75 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weiser, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371401 — Bear Creek Summit, Washington County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649830
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