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Black Pine Cone

Black Pine Cone, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.08214, -113.05999

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 7.6 mi
  • Juniper Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Pine PeakNW 310°2,845 m4.1 mi
War Eagle PeakNW 310°2,640 m2.9 mi
Gunnel PeakW 266°2,531.669 m3.5 mi
Crystal PeakSW 217°2,357 m14.2 mi
Bald KnollSW 216°2,272 m18.7 mi
Hartley PeakNNE 14°2,269 m23.2 mi
Quaking Asp MountainNE 40°2,201 m15.3 mi
Eagle PointN 352°1,992 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3021:12
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5816:1917:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283240475462706960493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 4 ESE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654399

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