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Gibson Point

Gibson Point, seen from above at true elevation

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
1670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.38076, -115.85571

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Parks: 9
  • 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
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falls Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Gibson Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakNE 52°2,084 m5.0 mi
Tiger PeakN 6°2,017 m10.8 mi
Burke SummitNE 36°2,004 m11.6 mi
Custer PeakN 5°1,952 m10.6 mi
Shefoot MountainESE 123°1,922 m9.8 mi
West Willow PeakNE 39°1,921 m5.3 mi
Striped PeakWNW 302°1,921 m7.7 mi
Snowstorm PeakNE 37°1,919 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445358656556443427
Precip in4.13.54.53.02.53.00.91.01.63.94.73.8

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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