Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 2,464 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 41 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,464 m
How to reach it
- 41.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagan Point: 4.0 mi
- Black Butte: 4.8 mi
- Papoose Peak: 5.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Stoddard Creek Point: 6.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 13.5 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 14.7 mi
- Table Spring: 17.5 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 18.5 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 19.2 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Veil Falls: 2.4 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 9.1 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Aparejo Point: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | ENE 74° | 3,075 m | 8.5 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | E 82° | 2,997 m | 6.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,929 m | 9.1 mi |
| Beehive | ENE 63° | 2,922 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,914 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,902 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | E 92° | 2,865 m | 10.9 mi |
| Two Point Peak | SSW 211° | 2,855 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654298
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