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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
2,487 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 17.7 miles of Burnt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSE2,739 m16.3 mi
Stripe MountainSE2,735 m16.8 mi
Salmon MountainSE2,698 m9.5 mi
Waugh MountainSE2,683 m17.3 mi
Goat MountainSE2,596 m10.5 mi
Swet PointSSE2,591 m14.7 mi
Sheep HillSSW2,546 m9.2 mi
Center MountainSSW2,510 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 50–80 °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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