Drive Point
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
- 3.6 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 70.2 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Butte: 0.7 mi
- Hill 36: 2.3 mi
- Prince Peak: 2.4 mi
- Daugherty Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hunters Peak: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 12.1 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 12.1 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 12.2 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 12.2 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 15.6 mi
- Twin Crags: 16.9 mi
- Twin Crags: 16.9 mi
- Orphan Point: 19.5 mi
- Bernier Point: 23.1 mi
- Maple Cliff: 23.6 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 12.1 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 12.3 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 15.1 mi
- Frisco: 16.1 mi
- Black Bear: 16.5 mi
- Burke: 17.6 mi
- Taft: 22.0 mi
- John Mullan: 12.2 mi
- John Mullan: 15.6 mi
- John Mullan: 15.6 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback Mountain | S 171° | 1,996 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fishhook Peak | SSE 163° | 1,991 m | 12.6 mi |
| Twodot Peak | SSE 164° | 1,981 m | 11.2 mi |
| Marble Mountain | S 177° | 1,978 m | 11.4 mi |
| Striped Peak | NNE 14° | 1,921 m | 8.8 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | NNW 342° | 1,920 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gold Hill | NE 52° | 1,902 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wardner Peak | NNW 339° | 1,884 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:04 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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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