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Benton Peak

Benton Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Benton Peak rises to 2,197 m in Idaho. Cuddy Mountain stands 2,342 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Coffee Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 14 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.62238, -116.96461

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Springs: 5
  • Coffee Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.3 mi
  • J N Bishop Spring: 24.4 mi
Parks: 3
  • Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
  • Heritage Square: 19.0 mi
  • Spring Recreation Site: 21.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Cambridge Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Halfway Picnic Area: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuddy MountainNE 37°2,342 m14.1 mi
Rush PeakENE 61°2,315 m13.5 mi
Sturgill PeakE 99°2,308 m1.1 mi
Hitt PeakSE 136°2,260 m2.7 mi
Big Lookout MountainW 267°2,159 m15.5 mi
Crooked River PointNE 39°2,107 m21.0 mi
Little Lookout MountainWNW 284°2,029 m20.2 mi
Pyramid PointENE 56°1,983 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2220:00
June solstice06:0320:5321:37
September equinox07:3619:0919:47
December solstice08:2216:2317:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442475764737161483730

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654214

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