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Bluff Point

Bluff Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.17825, -115.52015

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 11.3 mi
  • Shoshone Park: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 23.1 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward PeakNE 47°2,218 m8.9 mi
Eagle PeakNE 42°2,206 m9.7 mi
Gold PeakNE 39°2,142 m10.5 mi
Middle Sister PeakW 264°2,104 m6.3 mi
East Sister PeakWSW 257°2,090 m5.4 mi
West Sister PeakW 271°2,053 m6.9 mi
Quarles PeakN 357°1,993 m8.4 mi
Peggy PeakSSE 166°1,975 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4720:5521:42
September equinox07:3019:0119:42
December solstice08:2716:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

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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