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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. 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
1983 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26988, -116.54819

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Horse Heaven: 1.3 mi
  • Carbonate Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pyramid Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Jackley Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Twin Imps: 2.2 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: 6
  • 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 DevilN 360°2,862.5 m3.7 mi
She DevilN 6°2,861.7 m3.8 mi
Devils ThroneN 353°2,829.9 m2.7 mi
The OgreNNE 13°2,818.8 m3.5 mi
Tower of BabelNNE 13°2,806.8 m4.3 mi
Twin ImpsNNW 338°2,745.8 m2.2 mi
The GoblinNNE 18°2,739 m3.5 mi
Twin ImpsNNW 343°2,732.6 m2.3 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 5080 °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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