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Horse Heaven

Horse Heaven, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Heaven rises to 1,983 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbonate Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49037188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,983 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26988, -116.54819

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carbonate Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pyramid Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Jackley Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Twin Imps: 2.2 mi
  • Black Imp: 2.3 mi
Springs: 28
  • Casey Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Log Trough Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Smoky Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Alder Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Cannonball Spring: 5.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Rapid National Wild River: 6.1 mi
  • Buck Park: 11.2 mi
  • Hells Canyon Park: 20.3 mi
  • Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 23.5 mi
  • Dorsey Warr Memorial Park: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Red Ledge: 6.5 mi
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Music Bar: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 10.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Horse Heaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilN2,863 m3.7 mi
She DevilN2,862 m3.8 mi
Devils ThroneN2,830 m2.7 mi
The OgreNNE2,819 m3.5 mi
Tower of BabelNNE2,807 m4.3 mi
Twin ImpsNNW2,746 m2.2 mi
The GoblinNNE2,739 m3.5 mi
Mount BelialN2,712 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:59
June solstice05:5920:5321:38
September equinox07:3419:0719:45
December solstice08:2316:1817:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376114 — Horse Heaven, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358653566

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