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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 976 m in Idaho. Elk Butte stands 1,772 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elwood School, a park 3.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Latah County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
976 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.65684, -116.49404

98 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Parks: 37
  • Elwood School: 3.9 mi
  • Dworshak State Park: 10.8 mi
  • Pink House Recreation Site: 12.7 mi
  • Beaver Dam Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
  • Nez Perce NHP, Lewis-Clark Canoe Camp Unit: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk ButteNE 54°1,772 m21.9 mi
Hemlock ButteNE 42°1,747 m24.1 mi
Windy PointNE 51°1,691 m22.4 mi
Green MountainENE 60°1,614 m24.8 mi
Moscow MountainWNW 300°1,520 m20.4 mi
Sand MountainNNW 348°1,506 m19.0 mi
Beals ButteN 358°1,490 m19.8 mi
Mica MountainNNW 349°1,481 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:59
June solstice04:5319:5720:44
September equinox06:3418:0618:45
December solstice07:2815:1016:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844505864727264514033
Precip in3.12.62.72.62.41.90.70.70.92.13.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661914

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