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Beetle Hump

Beetle Hump, seen from above at true elevation

Beetle Hump rises to 1,872 m in Idaho. Ward Peak stands 2,218 m to the north-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Jack Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.23548, -115.40404

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 12.3 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 21.9 mi
  • Timberman Park: 23.7 mi
  • Westside Field: 23.7 mi
  • Frank James Park: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • David Thompson Monument: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Beetle Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward PeakNNE 25°2,218 m2.4 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 17°2,206 m3.4 mi
Little Joe MountainSE 127°2,162 m9.2 mi
Gold PeakNNE 16°2,142 m4.3 mi
Torino PeakESE 117°2,099 m11.1 mi
Simmons PeakSSE 152°2,027 m10.8 mi
Quarles PeakNW 307°1,993 m7.3 mi
Black PeakESE 120°1,978 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:54
June solstice05:4620:5421:42
September equinox07:2919:0119:41
December solstice08:2616:0216:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377315 — Beetle Hump, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654174

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