High Point
High Point rises to 2,217 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,217 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
72 named places within 25 miles
- Little Butte: 1.8 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Monumental Summit: 5.0 mi
- Moonshine Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Fogg Butte: 6.6 mi
- Harriman State Park: 6.6 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 12.6 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 20.7 mi
- Cedar View Park: 21.2 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 21.5 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 17.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 21.6 mi
- Teton Dam: 24.7 mi
- Brower's Spring: 19.9 mi
- Big Springs: 21.9 mi
- Latham Spring: 24.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 13.3 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | N 7° | 3,097 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | N 7° | 3,071 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNE 15° | 3,008 m | 21.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,991 m | 21.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NW 323° | 2,989 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,926 m | 23.1 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | N 6° | 2,896 m | 21.5 mi |
| Reas Peak | N 6° | 2,850 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:30 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656347
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 19 mi
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