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Best Hill

Best Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Best Hill rises to 891 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.69602, -116.75186

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cherry Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Centennial Park: 1.1 mi
  • North Pines Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bryan Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 2.7 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 4.0 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 4.5 mi
  • Higgens Point: 5.8 mi
  • Timber Terror: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Sanders Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 2.2 mi
  • City Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Silver Beach: 2.6 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 2.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Museum of North Idaho: 2.2 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 6.0 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 10.4 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 5.4 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Mirabeau Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Best Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Chilco MountainNE 38°1,724 m15.3 mi
Chilco MountainNE 37°1,710 m17.0 mi
Skitwish PeakE 88°1,629 m12.4 mi
Mica PeakWSW 245°1,598 m12.1 mi
Mica PeakWSW 241°1,586 m17.5 mi
Monument MountainE 82°1,553 m14.6 mi
Spades MountainNE 51°1,529 m10.9 mi
Rathdrum MountainNW 322°1,522 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1919:00
June solstice04:5020:0120:50
September equinox06:3418:0618:47
December solstice07:3415:0515:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661194

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