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Black Hawk Mountain

Black Hawk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hawk Mountain rises to 1,854 m in Idaho. Sheep Hill stands 2,546 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ribbon Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.81380, -115.27484

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Barth Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 9.8 mi
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Selway Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Sheep Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Black Hawk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep HillSSE 150°2,546 m18.0 mi
Three Prong MountainE 99°2,492 m17.0 mi
Burnt KnobESE 119°2,487 m15.7 mi
Spread Creek PointSE 134°2,487 m16.9 mi
Elk MountainNE 56°2,377 m12.3 mi
White Top MountainESE 113°2,358 m16.8 mi
Wylies PeakNE 52°2,350 m18.9 mi
Indian PeakNE 41°2,340 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:5219:4920:35
September equinox06:2918:0118:40
December solstice07:2015:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834394755616053413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654365

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