Birch Mountain
Birch Mountain rises to 1,843 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,843 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hornet Point: 2.6 mi
- Meadow Point: 2.6 mi
- Chamberlain Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Deception Point: 3.8 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 15.7 mi
- Fish Creek State Park: 23.2 mi
- Timberman Park: 24.8 mi
- Westside Field: 24.8 mi
- Frank James Park: 24.8 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 10.1 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Quartz Flat: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Birch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Peak | E 89° | 2,318 m | 12.4 mi |
| Crater Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,307 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lightning Peak | ENE 57° | 2,246 m | 11.5 mi |
| Graves Peak | NNE 22° | 2,238 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | NNE 16° | 2,234 m | 10.4 mi |
| Admiral Peak | ESE 109° | 2,211 m | 14.6 mi |
| Binocular Peak | N 359° | 2,197 m | 15.4 mi |
| Oregon Peak | N 11° | 2,188 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:52 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 377672 — Birch Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654344
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