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Big Burn Point

Big Burn Point, seen from above at true elevation

Big Burn Point rises to 1,735 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.90017, -115.83014

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Fish Creek Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 13.6 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 13.8 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 14.1 mi
  • Eimers-Soltman Park: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Freds Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Peter Ready Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cotter Bar: 9.4 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Big Burn Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PoleSSE 158°2,683 m18.8 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 195°2,551 m19.1 mi
Gospel PeakSSW 195°2,486 m20.0 mi
Gospel HillSSW 198°2,474 m19.6 mi
Baking Powder MountainSSE 168°2,310 m14.7 mi
Twentymile ButteSSE 163°2,212 m13.6 mi
Tenmile HillSSE 158°2,209 m15.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 86°2,171 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5419:5220:38
September equinox06:3118:0318:43
December solstice07:2315:1216:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541475661707061503831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kooskia 5 SSE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654262

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