Caterpillar Hill
Caterpillar Hill rises to 1,131 m in Idaho. Grandmother Mountain stands 1,942 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Mountain, a peak 5.7 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,131 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 15.0 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Sherwin Point: 6.2 mi
- Abes Knob: 6.3 mi
- McGary Butte: 6.6 mi
- Shattuck Butte: 7.3 mi
- City Park: 11.1 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 11.2 mi
- Gazebo Park: 11.7 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 11.7 mi
- Laird Park: 14.0 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 19.1 mi
- Orphan Point: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Caterpillar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandmother Mountain | NE 50° | 1,942 m | 18.4 mi |
| Grandfather Mountain | NE 46° | 1,922 m | 18.0 mi |
| Marks Butte | NE 55° | 1,922 m | 18.2 mi |
| Elk Butte | E 101° | 1,772 m | 12.2 mi |
| Windy Peak | ENE 58° | 1,749 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | ENE 75° | 1,747 m | 10.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | ENE 63° | 1,747 m | 17.4 mi |
| Stony Butte | ENE 62° | 1,734 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:57 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:08 | 16:00 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358665742
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