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
- 2,226 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Trail Point: 3.4 mi
- Hida Point: 4.9 mi
- Rabbit Point: 5.4 mi
- Lemhi Point: 6.0 mi
- Vitta Point: 6.2 mi
- 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
- Salmon River Breaks: 8.3 mi
- Ring Creek Point: 16.8 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 18.2 mi
- McFadden Point: 20.3 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 21.7 mi
- 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
- Mallard Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 9.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Peak | SSW 197° | 2,670 m | 13.5 mi |
| Chicken Peak | SSW 205° | 2,642 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dead Mule Peak | S 174° | 2,610 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sheepeater Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,585 m | 6.2 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WNW 281° | 2,565 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NE 49° | 2,546 m | 12.5 mi |
| Center Mountain | NE 55° | 2,510 m | 14.0 mi |
| Harrington Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,492 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:48 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
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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