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Bear Creek Summit

Bear Creek Summit, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.25711, -116.70349

51 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • 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
Peaks: 20
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 13.7 mi
  • Cambridge Museum: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Holy Family: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monroe ButteNW 319°1,835 m24.3 mi
Sehewoki’I Newenee’an KateteSE 137°1,790 m21.2 mi
Tree Spring MountainENE 74°1,539 m22.0 mi
Ola SummitE 100°1,503 m23.4 mi
Mill Creek SummitENE 56°1,458 m24.9 mi
Friday ButteE 84°1,427 m22.4 mi
Star ButteN 4°1,258 m8.2 mi
Riley ButteNE 56°1,257 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2119:59
June solstice06:0420:5021:35
September equinox07:3519:0819:46
December solstice08:2016:2317:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293545516169787565513830
Precip in2.01.31.21.11.31.00.30.30.40.81.32.4

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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