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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
2,188 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
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
Parks: 3
  • Buck Park: 8.3 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 8.9 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 23.4 mi
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 13.4 miles of Cannon Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilW2,863 m3.9 mi
She DevilW2,862 m3.5 mi
Devils ThroneWSW2,830 m4.5 mi
The OgreWSW2,819 m3.2 mi
Tower of BabelW2,807 m2.9 mi
The GoblinWSW2,739 m2.9 mi
Twin ImpsWSW2,733 m5.0 mi
Mount BelialWSW2,712 m4.1 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 50–80 °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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