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Big Creek Point

Big Creek Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.06267, -115.45614

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rainbow PeakESE 122°2,842.26 m13.1 mi
Center MountainENE 77°2,835 m11.6 mi
The PinnaclesESE 112°2,826.41 m5.8 mi
Murphy PeakSE 139°2,816.35 m15.6 mi
Greeley MountainN 2°2,812 m2.7 mi
Mount EldridgeNNE 21°2,803 m5.7 mi
Cougar PeakE 95°2,779.78 m8.1 mi
Marble MountainENE 73°2,778 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5619:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1416:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

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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