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Giants Nose

Giants Nose, seen from above at true elevation

Giants Nose rises to 893 m in Idaho. Pyramid Peak stands 2,551 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
893 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.76405, -116.31209

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
  • Joe Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Bull Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Horner Springs: 12.8 mi
Parks: 11
  • City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 0.6 mi
  • Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 2.8 mi
  • White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 3.1 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 4.3 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 12.5 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 12.1 mi
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Giants Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakESE 116°2,551 m20.4 mi
Gospel PeakESE 119°2,486 m20.5 mi
Gospel HillESE 118°2,474 m19.5 mi
Round TopSE 125°2,380 m19.2 mi
Umbrella ButteSE 125°2,377 m21.2 mi
Southwest ButteSSE 163°2,360 m18.5 mi
Marten HillSE 131°2,275 m21.8 mi
Little Round TopESE 123°2,272 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice05:5620:5321:39
September equinox07:3319:0519:45
December solstice08:2416:1417:04

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439455359686859473730
Precip in1.31.42.32.93.43.31.10.91.31.91.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grangeville, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655908

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