Best Hill
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
- 4.7 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Cherry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fernan Hill: 1.5 mi
- Potlatch Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tubbs Hill: 2.4 mi
- West Canfield Butte: 2.9 mi
- 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
- Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Gateway Conservation Area: 14.3 mi
- MacKenzie Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Hauser Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Gathering Garden: 2.3 mi
- Post Falls Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 10.4 mi
- Sanders Beach: 2.1 mi
- City Beach: 2.4 mi
- Silver Beach: 2.6 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 2.6 mi
- Preston Beach: 6.3 mi
- 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
- K27 Monument: 4.5 mi
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 14.7 mi
- Horse Slaughter Monument: 14.9 mi
- Working the Line: 22.0 mi
- Caretaker's cabin: 23.0 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Plummmer Point: 23.2 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 23.6 mi
- Harvey: 2.0 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 9.2 mi
- John Mullan: 12.1 mi
- CVHS Bear Statue: 20.8 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 5.4 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 5.4 mi
- Ross Point: 6.7 mi
- Bernard Point: 20.6 mi
- Post Falls: 9.4 mi
- Liberty Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Mirabeau Springs: 22.0 mi
- Goldback Spring: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Best Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Chilco Mountain | NE 38° | 1,724 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chilco Mountain | NE 37° | 1,710 m | 17.0 mi |
| Skitwish Peak | E 88° | 1,629 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mica Peak | WSW 245° | 1,598 m | 12.1 mi |
| Monument Mountain | E 82° | 1,553 m | 14.6 mi |
| Spades Mountain | NE 51° | 1,529 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rathdrum Mountain | NW 322° | 1,522 m | 13.2 mi |
| Copper Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,518 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:19 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 20:01 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:05 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661194
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