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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 103 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2141 m
How to reach it
- 103.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
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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