Harris Creek Summit
Harris Creek Summit rises to 1,589 m in Idaho. Scott Mountain stands 2,486 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Rock, a peak 4.4 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,589 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Rock: 4.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.3 mi
- Hawley Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Warm Springs Point: 7.6 mi
- Mores Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Jim Thorton Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Naylor Park: 10.1 mi
- John B. Brogan Park: 10.1 mi
- Grimes Monument: 12.4 mi
- Foothills Heritage Park: 14.7 mi
- Above and Below: 20.7 mi
- Bee Business: 20.8 mi
- Blue Bench: 20.9 mi
- Frank Steunenberg Statue: 21.1 mi
- Gentle Breeze: 21.1 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 10.2 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 10.2 mi
- Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 21.1 mi
- Replica of the Liberty Bell: 21.1 mi
- Spirit of Idaho Women: 21.1 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 20.8 mi
- Firewise Garden: 21.3 mi
- Western Water Wise Garden: 21.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 21.4 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 21.4 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.3 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 17.6 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 19.4 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 19.7 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 10.1 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 19.3 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 21.3 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 21.3 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 21.6 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 23.2 mi
- Loftus Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 22.7 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 23.5 mi
- Big Falls: 18.9 mi
- Baldwin: 20.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 21.0 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Harris Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,486 m | 22.9 mi |
| Freeman Peak | ENE 75° | 2,467 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pilot Peak | ENE 74° | 2,466 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | E 89° | 2,393 m | 18.4 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ENE 69° | 2,382 m | 14.2 mi |
| Shafer Butte | SSW 204° | 2,308 m | 9.1 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | SE 128° | 2,291 m | 16.7 mi |
| Jackson Peak | NE 56° | 2,234 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:23 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 382929 — Harris Creek Summit, Boise County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/127700408
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- Boise · 21 mi
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