Big Creek Point
Big Creek Point rises to 2,141 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nut Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,141 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Burpee Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Blowout Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Sinker Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Churchill Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 15.5 mi
- Plummer Point: 15.7 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 17.4 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 20.1 mi
- Quartz Spring: 17.0 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 17.3 mi
- Soldier Spring: 17.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 20.0 mi
- Sheep Spring: 20.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Big Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | WNW 301° | 2,683 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sheepeater Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,585 m | 15.1 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WSW 244° | 2,565 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mineral Hill | W 277° | 2,550 m | 7.5 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | WNW 289° | 2,539 m | 9.6 mi |
| Concord Hill | W 271° | 2,521 m | 9.1 mi |
| Shining Butte | W 263° | 2,520 m | 10.8 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | WSW 249° | 2,511 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397437 — Big Creek Point, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662904
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