Gold Hill
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. 97 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
- 10.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 21.1 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
97 named places within 25 miles
- Bean Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mason Butte: 6.5 mi
- Teakean Butte: 6.7 mi
- McGary Butte: 10.7 mi
- Cherry Butte: 10.9 mi
- 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
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Amos Bench: 11.6 mi
- Pink House Beach: 12.6 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 16.8 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 24.4 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Lapwai State Game Farm: 24.0 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 9.9 mi
- Fir Bluff: 12.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Butte | NE 54° | 1,772 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | NE 42° | 1,747 m | 24.1 mi |
| Windy Point | NE 51° | 1,691 m | 22.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,614 m | 24.8 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,520 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,506 m | 19.0 mi |
| Beals Butte | N 358° | 1,490 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mica Mountain | NNW 349° | 1,481 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:57 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:10 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661914
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