Big Creek Point
Big Creek Point rises to 2,711 m in Idaho. Rainbow Peak stands 2,842 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Profile Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 68 miles off.
The story
mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2710.59 m
How to reach it
- 67.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Profile Peak: 0.7 mi
- Willson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Crater Peak: 1.6 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Moore Point: 2.6 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Soldier Spring: 18.2 mi
- Quartz Spring: 18.9 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 5.0 mi
- McFadden Point: 11.3 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 12.6 mi
- Cox Point: 18.6 mi
- The Outpost: 7.0 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 7.2 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 19.0 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Big Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Peak | ESE 122° | 2,842.26 m | 13.1 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,835 m | 11.6 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ESE 112° | 2,826.41 m | 5.8 mi |
| Murphy Peak | SE 139° | 2,816.35 m | 15.6 mi |
| Greeley Mountain | N 2° | 2,812 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Eldridge | NNE 21° | 2,803 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cougar Peak | E 95° | 2,779.78 m | 8.1 mi |
| Marble Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,778 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377494 — Big Creek Point, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654270
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