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Hells Half Acre Mountain

Hells Half Acre Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hells Half Acre Mountain rises to 2,472 m in Idaho. Mount Jerusalem stands 2,845 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Point, a peak 1.1 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49035894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,472 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.64575, -114.62843

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 14
  • Cold Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Dishpan Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 14.3 mi
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 20.6 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Barth Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Boulder Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Painted Rocks State Park: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Hells Half Acre Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JerusalemNNE2,845 m14.8 mi
Bare PeakNE2,830 m17.6 mi
Thirteen MountainSW2,739 m10.3 mi
Stripe MountainSW2,735 m11.6 mi
Salmon MountainW2,698 m10.3 mi
Waugh MountainSW2,683 m13.1 mi
Watchtower PeakNNE2,663 m13.9 mi
Lost Packer PeakSW2,639 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4620:32
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1715:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941485764727161483525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656317

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