Initial Point
Initial Point rises to 985 m in Idaho. Black Mountain stands 2,015 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Butte, a peak 3.4 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Ada County, Idaho, the United States of America.
Dates from 1867-04.
Wikidata Q49038833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Meridian Welcome Sign: 15.6 mi
- Jesus Christ: 15.7 mi
- By the Seaside: 15.7 mi
- Summer in the Fields: 16.8 mi
- A totem to winged power: 17.1 mi
- Coyote Butte: 3.4 mi
- Kuna Butte: 5.7 mi
- Powers Butte: 7.6 mi
- Walters Butte: 8.1 mi
- McElroy Butte: 8.3 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 7.2 mi
- Wild Meadows Commons: 7.4 mi
- Sadie Creek Park: 7.6 mi
- Winchester Park: 8.1 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 8.1 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 5.8 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 6.3 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Sally Reed Lived Here: 17.5 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 17.6 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 6.8 mi
- Kuna History Center: 8.3 mi
- World Center For Birds Of Prey: 12.2 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 13.4 mi
- Idaho Military History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tate's Rents: 14.8 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 17.7 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 19.2 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Wilson Springs: 14.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 19.4 mi
- Celebration Park: 8.3 mi
- A-10: 15.5 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 17.3 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 18.1 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 22.3 mi
- Briar Spring: 17.0 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 23.1 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 23.4 mi
- Murphy Rim: 11.8 mi
- Coal Bank: 24.3 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 16.2 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 20.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 21.0 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Baldwin: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Initial Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SW 224° | 2,015 m | 23.2 mi |
| Little Sugar Loaf | SW 219° | 1,946 m | 24.7 mi |
| Salmon Butte | WSW 252° | 1,848 m | 23.2 mi |
| Getaway Mountain | W 260° | 1,835 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lucky Peak | NE 46° | 1,797 m | 23.2 mi |
| Walker Benchmark | W 263° | 1,719 m | 22.3 mi |
| Dryden Peak | W 261° | 1,710 m | 24.4 mi |
| Aldape Peak | NE 44° | 1,698 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:47 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651436
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