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Bonehead Hill

Bonehead Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bonehead Hill rises to 1,652 m in Idaho. South Butte stands 2,126 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacksons Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1652 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.16742, -115.79654

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 6
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 20.8 mi
  • Wildfire: 21.2 mi
  • Time Capsule: 21.8 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 21.8 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 22.4 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Shoshone Park: 20.8 mi
  • Samuels Park: 21.9 mi
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 22.1 mi
  • Silverton Park: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Bonehead Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteS 183°2,126 m10.2 mi
Middle Sister PeakE 90°2,104 m6.7 mi
East Sister PeakE 93°2,090 m7.7 mi
Widow MountainSW 224°2,069 m10.3 mi
Lookout MountainSW 234°2,055 m9.9 mi
West Sister PeakE 82°2,053 m6.2 mi
North ButteS 181°2,023 m8.9 mi
Moses ButteS 186°2,016 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4820:5621:43
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2816:0416:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661343

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