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Burnt Knob

Burnt Knob rises to 2,226 m in Idaho. Mosquito Peak stands 2,670 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail Point, a peak 3.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.46824, -115.28290

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 7
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 3
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 13.8 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 20.0 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 9.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 12.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Burnt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito PeakSSW 197°2,670 m13.5 mi
Chicken PeakSSW 205°2,642 m13.3 mi
Dead Mule PeakS 174°2,610 m15.1 mi
Sheepeater MountainSSW 210°2,585 m6.2 mi
Oregon ButteWNW 281°2,565 m19.1 mi
Sheep HillNE 49°2,546 m12.5 mi
Center MountainNE 55°2,510 m14.0 mi
Harrington MountainENE 74°2,492 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5319:4820:34
September equinox06:2918:0118:40
December solstice07:1915:1216:01

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378559 — Burnt Knob, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654668

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