Horse Hill
Horse Hill rises to 1,095 m in Idaho. Sugarloaf stands 1,812 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 3.1 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1095 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 3.1 mi
- Miller Water Table: 6.8 mi
- Big Hill: 8.0 mi
- Crabb Butte: 10.6 mi
- Pence Butte: 11.7 mi
- Bruneau Dunes State Park: 12.6 mi
- Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 13.3 mi
- Scout Park: 17.1 mi
- Locust Park: 17.2 mi
- North Park: 17.3 mi
- City of Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Black Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Windy Point: 17.8 mi
- Comical Turn: 21.0 mi
- Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | WSW 242° | 1,812 m | 19.9 mi |
| The Island | SW 216° | 1,732 m | 21.8 mi |
| The Hat | WSW 246° | 1,726 m | 21.7 mi |
| Poison Butte | SSW 198° | 1,682 m | 22.8 mi |
| Between the Creeks | W 269° | 1,611 m | 23.9 mi |
| Gedney Butte | SSW 193° | 1,538 m | 18.4 mi |
| Monument Butte | SSE 167° | 1,479 m | 22.4 mi |
| Table Butte | S 188° | 1,475 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651366
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 28 mi
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