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Cannon Ball Mountain

Cannon Ball Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cannon Ball Mountain rises to 2,188 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannonball Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.33127, -116.46875

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Sampson: 1.1 mi
  • Heavens Gate: 2.9 mi
  • The Goblin: 2.9 mi
  • Tower of Babel: 2.9 mi
  • The Ogre: 3.2 mi
Springs: 31
  • Cannonball Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Alder Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Coottonwood Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Blue Gulch Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Log Trough Spring: 1.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Buck Park: 8.3 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 8.9 mi
  • Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Red Ledge: 12.0 mi
  • Music Bar: 15.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 5.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Cannon Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilW 263°2,862.5 m3.9 mi
She DevilW 262°2,861.7 m3.5 mi
Devils ThroneWSW 250°2,829.9 m4.5 mi
The OgreWSW 255°2,818.8 m3.2 mi
Tower of BabelW 268°2,806.8 m2.9 mi
Twin ImpsWSW 245°2,745.8 m5.2 mi
The GoblinWSW 252°2,739 m2.9 mi
Twin ImpsWSW 245°2,732.6 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:58
June solstice05:5920:5321:38
September equinox07:3419:0619:45
December solstice08:2316:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654746

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