Congress Knob
Congress Knob rises to 2,280 m in Idaho. Mount Glory stands 3,063 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
- 2,280 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calamity Point: 2.4 mi
- Red Peak: 2.8 mi
- Flatiron: 5.2 mi
- Windy Peak: 5.4 mi
- Van Point: 5.6 mi
- 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
- Palisades Waterfall: 8.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 16.6 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Palisades Bench: 3.9 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 5.6 mi
- Paradise Spring: 21.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 22.1 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 22.5 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Congress Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Glory | NE 54° | 3,063 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Baird | E 80° | 3,048 m | 8.4 mi |
| Observation Peak | ESE 105° | 3,037 m | 16.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | E 83° | 3,024 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | ENE 75° | 3,022 m | 6.8 mi |
| Powder Peak | E 89° | 3,006 m | 12.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,998 m | 6.6 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | S 189° | 2,986 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655014
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