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Burnt Knob

Burnt Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Knob rises to 2,487 m in Idaho. Thirteen Mountain stands 2,739 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is White Top Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.70241, -114.99178

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 6
  • Sheep Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cold Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 6.3 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 12.1 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Barth Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Martin Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Burnt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSE 137°2,739 m16.3 mi
Stripe MountainSE 141°2,735 m16.8 mi
Salmon MountainSE 128°2,698 m9.5 mi
Waugh MountainSE 146°2,683 m17.3 mi
Goat MountainSE 129°2,596 m10.5 mi
Swet PointSSE 148°2,591 m14.7 mi
Sheep HillSSW 211°2,546 m9.2 mi
Center MountainSSW 198°2,510 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:53
June solstice04:5119:4820:34
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:1915:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378560 — Burnt Knob, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654672

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