Black Pine Cone
Black Pine Cone rises to 2,432 m in Idaho. Black Pine Peak stands 2,845 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is War Eagle Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Black Pine Cone, at 8,020 feet (2,440 m) above sea level is a peak in the Black Pine Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Forest in Cassia County. It is located about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of Black Pine Peak. No roads or trails go to the summit.
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Wikidata Q4921463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2432 m
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
34 named places within 25 miles
- War Eagle Peak: 2.9 mi
- Gunnel Peak: 3.5 mi
- Black Pine Peak: 4.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Black Pine: 4.1 mi
- Strevell: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Creek: 9.5 mi
- Hardup: 13.7 mi
- Kelton: 23.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 15.9 mi
- Big Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 22.3 mi
- Right Fork Spring: 23.4 mi
- Pine Creek Spring: 24.6 mi
- Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 7.6 mi
- Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 8.0 mi
- Rosevere Point: 18.3 mi
- Hudspeth Cutoff Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Pine Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pine Peak | NW 310° | 2,845 m | 4.1 mi |
| War Eagle Peak | NW 310° | 2,640 m | 2.9 mi |
| Gunnel Peak | W 266° | 2,531.669 m | 3.5 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SW 217° | 2,357 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bald Knoll | SW 216° | 2,272 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hartley Peak | NNE 14° | 2,269 m | 23.2 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | NE 40° | 2,201 m | 15.3 mi |
| Eagle Point | N 352° | 1,992 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:30 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:19 | 17:04 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 4 ESE, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654399
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