Bluff Point
Bluff Point rises to 1,586 m in Idaho. Ward Peak stands 2,218 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominion Point, a peak 1.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1586 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dominion Point: 1.7 mi
- Thor Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bennett Point: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 2.8 mi
- Conrad Peak: 3.1 mi
- Bernier Point: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 21.9 mi
- Orphan Point: 21.9 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 11.3 mi
- Shoshone Park: 22.1 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 21.3 mi
- John Mullan: 24.1 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 13.8 mi
- Taft: 17.0 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 23.1 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Bluff Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Peak | NE 47° | 2,218 m | 8.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NE 42° | 2,206 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gold Peak | NE 39° | 2,142 m | 10.5 mi |
| Middle Sister Peak | W 264° | 2,104 m | 6.3 mi |
| East Sister Peak | WSW 257° | 2,090 m | 5.4 mi |
| West Sister Peak | W 271° | 2,053 m | 6.9 mi |
| Quarles Peak | N 357° | 1,993 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peggy Peak | SSE 166° | 1,975 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:55 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377969 — Bluff Point, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654477
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