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Drive Point

Drive Point, seen from above at true elevation

Drive Point rises to 1,513 m in Idaho. Camelback Mountain stands 1,996 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.31603, -116.04349

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Samuels Park: 12.2 mi
  • Silverton Park: 12.9 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 13.3 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 13.7 mi
  • Kellogg City park: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Wildfire: 11.1 mi
  • Time Capsule: 12.1 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 12.1 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 12.3 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Drive Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camelback MountainS 171°1,996 m11.1 mi
Fishhook PeakSSE 163°1,991 m12.6 mi
Twodot PeakSSE 164°1,981 m11.2 mi
Marble MountainS 177°1,978 m11.4 mi
Striped PeakNNE 14°1,921 m8.8 mi
Kellogg PeakNNW 342°1,920 m12.6 mi
Gold HillNE 52°1,902 m12.9 mi
Wardner PeakNNW 339°1,884 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1719:57
June solstice05:4820:5721:45
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:2916:0416:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445359666658453529
Precip in4.53.14.53.02.92.70.91.21.63.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396417 — Drive Point, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661653

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