Gibson Point
Gibson Point rises to 1,670 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Marcus Cook Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,670 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Marcus Cook Peak: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Moon Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mozier Peak: 3.1 mi
- Foolhen Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 6.0 mi
- Wildfire: 6.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 7.0 mi
- Ten Commandments: 7.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 7.6 mi
- Samuels Park: 7.1 mi
- Shoshone Park: 8.4 mi
- Silverton Park: 9.1 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 11.2 mi
- Gene Day Park: 12.4 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 6.7 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 7.1 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 7.1 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 7.2 mi
- Bernier Point: 15.2 mi
- Maple Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 22.8 mi
- Orphan Point: 23.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 23.9 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 7.0 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 7.6 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 7.7 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 15.2 mi
- Frisco: 9.1 mi
- Black Bear: 9.3 mi
- Burke: 9.8 mi
- Taft: 12.3 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 23.8 mi
- John Mullan: 6.7 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Gibson Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | NE 52° | 2,084 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tiger Peak | N 6° | 2,017 m | 10.8 mi |
| Burke Summit | NE 36° | 2,004 m | 11.6 mi |
| Custer Peak | N 5° | 1,952 m | 10.6 mi |
| Shefoot Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,922 m | 9.8 mi |
| West Willow Peak | NE 39° | 1,921 m | 5.3 mi |
| Striped Peak | WNW 302° | 1,921 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snowstorm Peak | NE 37° | 1,919 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
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 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382268 — Gibson Point, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358655914
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