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Flint Mesa

Flint Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Flint Mesa rises to 960 m in Idaho. Coyote Benchmark stands 1,980 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 3.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
960 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86518, -115.21312

Overlooks nearby

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Parks: 14
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 7.0 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 7.4 mi
  • City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Visitors Center: 16.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 8.7 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Salmon Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ritter Island: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coyote BenchmarkN 353°1,980.286 m22.8 mi
Deer Heaven MountainN 2°1,942 m24.9 mi
Winter Camp ButteSW 223°1,343 m22.3 mi
Crows Nest ButteSSW 195°1,300 m19.8 mi
Black ButteSW 215°1,282 m15.0 mi
The Big HillS 188°1,212 m13.7 mi
McKinney ButteENE 62°1,196 m22.6 mi
Notch ButteSSW 205°1,190 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0320:4121:24
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0916:2417:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846536270797666544234
Precip in1.50.81.00.91.10.70.20.30.41.01.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663237

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