Gold Hill
Gold Hill rises to 1,123 m in Idaho. Bowl Butte stands 1,943 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Orofino Creek Point, a cliff 3.2 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,123 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Democrat Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.4 mi
- French Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Whiskey Butte: 8.7 mi
- Buck Butte: 9.2 mi
- Fraser Park: 11.3 mi
- Small Park: 16.9 mi
- Random Park/ Short Walking Trail: 17.6 mi
- Sports Fields and Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
- Orofino City Park: 18.9 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 3.2 mi
- Jungle Point: 21.5 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Button Beach: 23.1 mi
- Pink House Beach: 23.3 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 13.2 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 18.3 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl Butte | ESE 104° | 1,943 m | 20.8 mi |
| Snowy Summit | ESE 105° | 1,843 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | E 95° | 1,836 m | 11.0 mi |
| Weitas Butte | E 93° | 1,814 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,760 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Weitas Butte | E 97° | 1,736 m | 20.7 mi |
| Larch Butte | ENE 77° | 1,691 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bertha Hill | N 10° | 1,679 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:54 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:08 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396566 — Gold Hill, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661911
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