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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
2472 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 17.4 miles of Hells Half Acre Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JerusalemNNE 33°2,845 m14.8 mi
Thirteen MountainSW 219°2,739 m10.3 mi
Stripe MountainSW 218°2,735 m11.6 mi
Salmon MountainW 259°2,698 m10.3 mi
Waugh MountainSW 217°2,683 m13.1 mi
Watchtower PeakNNE 24°2,663 m13.9 mi
Lost Packer PeakSW 215°2,639 m14.0 mi
Mist PeakS 172°2,626 m8.4 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 5080 °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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