Craig Mountain
Craig Mountain rises to 1,609 m in Idaho. Cottonwood Butte stands 1,740 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 13 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1609 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
- 24.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 28.9 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
93 named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 3.8 mi
- Lime Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mount Wilson: 8.1 mi
- Jim Creek Butte: 10.4 mi
- Lent Butte: 11.8 mi
- Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 7.7 mi
- William Craig Historical Monument: 19.8 mi
- Asotin City Park: 20.7 mi
- Hereth Park: 20.8 mi
- Chief Looking Glass Park: 20.8 mi
- Limestone Point: 4.8 mi
- Hoover Point: 9.2 mi
- Eastside: 20.4 mi
- Westside: 20.5 mi
- Upper Westside: 20.6 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
- Zindel: 7.6 mi
- Craige: 9.2 mi
- Theon: 12.9 mi
- Hanson Ferry: 23.5 mi
- Coyote Spring: 13.9 mi
- Fields Spring: 15.3 mi
- Deadhorse Spring: 19.1 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 22.2 mi
- Winchester Lake State Park: 15.7 mi
- Asotin Slough Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- Lapwai State Game Farm: 21.1 mi
- Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River: 24.8 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 15.8 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 22.1 mi
- Cherry Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Big Bench: 14.4 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Deep Creek Massacre: 22.6 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Craig Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Butte | E 91° | 1,740 m | 18.5 mi |
| Poison Point | SSW 198° | 1,648 m | 18.8 mi |
| Deadhorse Butte | S 183° | 1,627 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fairchild Point | SSW 200° | 1,626 m | 17.9 mi |
| Teepee Butte | SW 216° | 1,601 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jim Creek Butte | SSW 202° | 1,542 m | 10.4 mi |
| Big Butte | W 278° | 1,527 m | 19.3 mi |
| Red Hill | SSW 211° | 1,524 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:56 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:15 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396337 — Craig Mountain, Nez Perce County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661573
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