Benton Peak
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
- 13.6 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 15.7 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Sturgill Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tool Cache: 1.7 mi
- Hitt Peak: 2.7 mi
- Corner Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.9 mi
- 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
- Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Heritage Square: 19.0 mi
- Spring Recreation Site: 21.7 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 14.6 mi
- Snake River Heritage Center: 24.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 17.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.0 mi
- Weatherby Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Bishop Spring Rest Stop: 24.4 mi
- Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018): 22.6 mi
- Union Pacifc Huntington roundhouse: 24.0 mi
- Brownlee: 13.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuddy Mountain | NE 37° | 2,342 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rush Peak | ENE 61° | 2,315 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sturgill Peak | E 99° | 2,308 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hitt Peak | SE 136° | 2,260 m | 2.7 mi |
| Big Lookout Mountain | W 267° | 2,159 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crooked River Point | NE 39° | 2,107 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little Lookout Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,029 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pyramid Point | ENE 56° | 1,983 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:53 | 21:37 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 16:23 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654214
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