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Dry Point

Dry Point, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Point rises to 1,225 m in Idaho. Grassy Knoll stands 1,991 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.81460, -116.65181

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Springs: 15
  • Buckhorn Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Deadhorse Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bull Springs: 17.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 16.1 mi
  • City Park: 17.3 mi
  • White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 18.3 mi
  • Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 18.4 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 15.7 mi
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 16.3 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnollS 178°1,991 m20.0 mi
Bald KnobS 188°1,835 m21.8 mi
Maxim RidgeSSE 149°1,822 m24.9 mi
Stormy PointSSE 164°1,802 m23.2 mi
Cottonwood ButteNNE 27°1,740 m19.7 mi
Grave PointSE 132°1,712 m17.7 mi
McCatron RidgeSSE 164°1,697 m23.7 mi
Doe PointSSW 197°1,687 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:59
June solstice05:5720:5521:41
September equinox07:3419:0719:46
December solstice08:2616:1517:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455359686960483730
Precip in1.81.62.12.72.82.61.20.81.11.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood 2 WSW, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 380891 — Dry Point, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655432

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