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Chimney Rock Middle Cairn

Chimney Rock Middle Cairn, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Rock Middle Cairn rises to 2,092 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Roothaan, a peak 0.5 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Chimney Rock is a 7,124-foot-elevation (2,171 m) mountain summit in Boundary County, Idaho, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49020341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2092 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.61937, -116.69826

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 5.1 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Coolin Park: 11.8 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Pataky's Bench: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hunt Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Snow Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Mission Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • Benton Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Leslie Springs: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • City Beach: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Chimney Rock Middle Cairn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointNNE 23°2,350 m17.0 mi
Smith PeakN 5°2,325 m14.9 mi
Pyramid PeakNNE 15°2,231 m13.8 mi
The Lions HeadN 356°2,220 m11.6 mi
Roman NoseE 83°2,201 m4.8 mi
Long MountainNNE 14°2,198 m15.3 mi
Kent PeakN 5°2,163 m8.0 mi
Twin PeaksNE 38°2,155 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1819:00
June solstice04:4520:0420:54
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice07:3714:5915:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358660060

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