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Haystack

Haystack, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack rises to 1,171 m in Idaho. Sturgill Peak stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.36683, -117.02184

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Parks: 19
  • Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
  • Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Time's Square Park: 8.6 mi
  • Weiser City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 8.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Coffee Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Áatway Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 7.4 mi
  • Cambridge Museum: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Holy Family: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sturgill PeakNNE 12°2,308 m17.9 mi
Hitt PeakNNE 17°2,260 m16.4 mi
Benton PeakN 9°2,197 m17.9 mi
Big Lookout MountainNW 323°2,159 m21.0 mi
Iron MountainN 359°1,976 m12.7 mi
Corner MountainN 5°1,912 m14.3 mi
Chinamans HatN 357°1,888 m12.2 mi
Tool CacheNNE 13°1,886 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2220:01
June solstice06:0520:5221:37
September equinox07:3619:0919:47
December solstice08:2216:2417:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293545516169787565513830
Precip in2.01.31.21.11.31.00.30.30.40.81.32.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weiser, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651281

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