Birch Hill
Birch Hill rises to 1,685 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1685 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Spring Hill: 2.7 mi
- Trap Point: 2.9 mi
- Deception Point: 3.4 mi
- Meadow Point: 3.6 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 17.4 mi
- Fish Creek State Park: 21.8 mi
- Timberman Park: 24.7 mi
- Westside Field: 24.7 mi
- Frank James Park: 24.7 mi
- Quartz Flat: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Flat: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 10.5 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Peak | E 85° | 2,318 m | 10.6 mi |
| Crater Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,307 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lightning Peak | NE 47° | 2,246 m | 10.6 mi |
| Graves Peak | N 11° | 2,238 m | 10.2 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | N 5° | 2,234 m | 10.8 mi |
| Graves Peak | NNE 11° | 2,225 m | 10.2 mi |
| Admiral Peak | ESE 108° | 2,211 m | 12.6 mi |
| Binocular Peak | N 352° | 2,197 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:52 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:03 | 15:55 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377671 — Birch Hill, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654340
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