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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 992 m in Idaho. Mount Horrible stands 1,774 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Point, a cliff 1.1 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 9.6 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
992 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.08293, -116.92959

103 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Lime Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Craig Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Wilson: 6.3 mi
  • Jim Creek Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Black Butte: 10.4 mi
Parks: 34
  • Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 6.2 mi
  • Asotin City Park: 18.7 mi
  • Chief Looking Glass Park: 18.9 mi
  • Hells Gate State Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
  • Hereth Park: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • Fields Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Deadhorse Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Wickiup Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 18.3 mi
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 24.8 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
Mount HorribleW 273°1,773.9 m24.9 mi
Cottonwood ButteE 92°1,740 m22.3 mi
Poison PointS 187°1,648 m18.4 mi
Deadhorse ButteS 172°1,627 m18.9 mi
Fairchild PointS 187°1,626 m17.5 mi
Craig MountainE 97°1,609 m3.8 mi
Teepee ButteSSW 203°1,601 m14.9 mi
Jim Creek ButteS 181°1,542 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice04:5719:5720:43
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2815:1516:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303136424955646456453529
Precip in1.71.52.32.72.82.40.80.71.01.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372866 — Gold Hill, Nez Perce County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358651131

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