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Chilco Mountain

Chilco Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chilco Mountain rises to 1,710 m in Idaho. Packsaddle Mountain stands 1,945 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Honey Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1710 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.89157, -116.53019

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Athol City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 9.5 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 13.1 mi
  • Bill Boggs Memorial Field: 13.8 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Cork Screw: 8.3 mi
  • Timber Terror: 8.4 mi
  • Tremors: 8.4 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 15.2 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 19.1 mi
  • City Beach: 19.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 16.0 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 17.8 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 19.2 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 20.0 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Chilco Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packsaddle MountainNE 40°1,945 m12.5 mi
South Chilco MountainSSW 213°1,724 m1.7 mi
Powder MountainNE 55°1,639 m13.4 mi
Skitwish PeakS 171°1,629 m13.3 mi
Spyglass PeakESE 102°1,618 m15.8 mi
Larch MountainNE 54°1,607 m14.7 mi
Faset PeakENE 69°1,601 m9.4 mi
Jackknife PeakE 93°1,599 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:50
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3415:0315:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654914

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