Hornet Point
Hornet Point rises to 1,797 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fly Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,797 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fly Hill: 2.0 mi
- Birch Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Deception Point: 3.5 mi
- Chamberlain Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 12.1 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 13.8 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Hornet Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Peak | E 84° | 2,318 m | 14.7 mi |
| Crater Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,307 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lightning Peak | ENE 57° | 2,246 m | 14.1 mi |
| Graves Peak | NNE 30° | 2,238 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | NNE 24° | 2,234 m | 12.3 mi |
| Oregon Peak | NNE 19° | 2,188 m | 14.3 mi |
| East Sister | W 277° | 2,155 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pot Mountain | SW 228° | 2,149 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:13 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:52 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:04 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 373136 — Hornet Point, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358651359
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