Beetle Hump
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
- 2.1 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Jack Peak: 1.9 mi
- Ward Peak: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Peak: 3.4 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.8 mi
- 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
- Mineral County Museum: 24.4 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 24.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 24.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.6 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 14.8 mi
- John Mullan: 24.7 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 13.7 mi
- Taft: 15.6 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 21.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Peak | NNE 25° | 2,218 m | 2.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NNE 17° | 2,206 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Joe Mountain | SE 127° | 2,162 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gold Peak | NNE 16° | 2,142 m | 4.3 mi |
| Torino Peak | ESE 117° | 2,099 m | 11.1 mi |
| Simmons Peak | SSE 152° | 2,027 m | 10.8 mi |
| Quarles Peak | NW 307° | 1,993 m | 7.3 mi |
| Black Peak | ESE 120° | 1,978 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
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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