French John Hill
French John Hill rises to 1,416 m in Idaho. Twin Peaks stands 2,142 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a peak 0.7 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,416 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Windy Point: 0.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Elephant Butte: 3.5 mi
- Shares Snout: 3.6 mi
- Tims Peak: 5.3 mi
- Marsing Island Park: 10.0 mi
- Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 14.5 mi
- Lake Lowell Park: 15.4 mi
- Mallard Park: 15.5 mi
- Midway Park: 16.8 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 17.6 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 19.4 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 19.9 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 21.3 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 12.7 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 12.9 mi
- Cow trough: 20.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.7 mi
- Briar Spring: 21.4 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 11.3 mi
- Coal Bank: 12.0 mi
- Gravelly Point: 18.4 mi
- Murphy Rim: 21.2 mi
- The Tongue: 22.1 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 19.0 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 23.9 mi
- Mill Wheel: 24.1 mi
- Tate's Rents: 17.7 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 20.3 mi
- Celebration Park: 19.3 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 22.9 mi
- Jump Falls: 5.1 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 8.6 mi
- Wilson Springs: 18.3 mi
- Jesus Christ: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of French John Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks | S 177° | 2,142 m | 22.5 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | S 182° | 2,051 m | 10.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,015 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mahogany Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,985 m | 22.6 mi |
| Little Sugar Loaf | SSE 158° | 1,946 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rooster Comb Peak | S 171° | 1,918 m | 19.2 mi |
| Spain Hill | S 181° | 1,885 m | 23.3 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,868 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:49 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:28 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 5 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372786 — French John Hill, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358651052
Day trips start here
- Nampa · 19 mi
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