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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 1,902 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is West Willow Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.43076, -115.82516

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
  • Shoshone Park: 5.1 mi
  • Samuels Park: 5.4 mi
  • Silverton Park: 7.6 mi
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 2.7 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 5.3 mi
  • Time Capsule: 5.3 mi
  • Wildfire: 5.5 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 6.0 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bobtail Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Falls Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakE 98°2,084 m2.5 mi
Granite PeakNNE 18°2,064 m9.6 mi
Tiger PeakN 358°2,017 m7.3 mi
Burke SummitNE 42°2,004 m8.0 mi
Custer PeakN 356°1,952 m7.1 mi
Sunset PeakN 357°1,947 m9.2 mi
Shefoot MountainSE 142°1,922 m11.1 mi
West Willow PeakENE 71°1,921 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4720:5721:45
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:2916:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655962

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