James Creek Summit
James Creek Summit rises to 2,380 m in Idaho. Snowyside Peak stands 3,249 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2380 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 27 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Steel Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cayuse Point: 4.4 mi
- Horse Ranch Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Scotch Benchmark: 8.1 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
- Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Vaughn Hot Spring: 16.9 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.3 mi
- Baring Divide: 24.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 19.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 20.6 mi
- Rocky Bar: 5.1 mi
- Elk Point: 19.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 23.4 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of James Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowyside Peak | NE 48° | 3,249 m | 18.6 mi |
| Perfect Peak | NE 53° | 3,130 m | 18.7 mi |
| Glens Peak | NE 41° | 3,065 m | 17.8 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | E 96° | 3,061 m | 13.5 mi |
| Plummer Peak | NNE 33° | 3,041 m | 15.6 mi |
| North Raker | NNE 23° | 3,039 m | 17.9 mi |
| Alpine Creek Lakes Peak | NE 48° | 3,037 m | 17.1 mi |
| Benedict Peak | NNE 33° | 3,027 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:20 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowman, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399079 — James Creek Summit, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358665537
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