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Congress Knob

Congress Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Congress Knob rises to 2,280 m in Idaho. Taylor Mountain stands 3,152 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Calamity Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.34270, -111.25883

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 18.7 mi
  • Sherman Park: 19.2 mi
  • Brookside Park: 19.3 mi
  • Owen Bircher Park: 22.2 mi
  • Rendezvous Park: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Palisades Waterfall: 8.9 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 16.6 mi
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Wilson School Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Congress Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainNE 47°3,152 m19.1 mi
Mount GloryNE 54°3,063 m19.2 mi
Mount BairdE 80°3,048 m8.4 mi
Observation PeakESE 105°3,037 m16.0 mi
Elkhorn PeakE 83°3,024 m8.2 mi
Sheep Creek PeakENE 75°3,022 m6.8 mi
Powder PeakE 89°3,006 m12.8 mi
Baldy MountainNNE 23°2,998 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:4520:2621:10
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5516:0616:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655014

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