Kaniksu Mountain
Kaniksu Mountain rises to 1,772 m in Idaho. Parker Peak stands 2,332 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is American Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,772 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 19.0 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Riverside Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Delaurentiis Bluffs · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowy Top: 3.1 mi
- Continental Mountain: 3.3 mi
- North Star Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Little Snowy Top: 4.1 mi
- Grass Mountain: 4.1 mi
- American Falls: 1.0 mi
- Priest Falls: 1.6 mi
- LaSota Falls: 16.9 mi
- Upper Granite Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lower Granite Falls: 17.0 mi
- Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 2.8 mi
- Library park: 22.4 mi
- Metaline Waterfront Park: 23.4 mi
- Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 17.0 mi
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 17.7 mi
- Log Cabin at Grandview Mine and Mill: 21.7 mi
- Josephine Mill 2: 22.0 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area: 19.7 mi
- Maitlen Creek Research Natural Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Kaniksu Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Peak | ESE 119° | 2,332 m | 17.1 mi |
| Smith Peak | SE 134° | 2,325 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hulme Peak | NNE 25° | 2,277 m | 15.4 mi |
| Snowy Top | W 268° | 2,248 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 133° | 2,231 m | 18.4 mi |
| Gypsy Peak | WSW 253° | 2,226 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Lions Head | SSE 147° | 2,220 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Crags | NW 316° | 2,208 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 20:06 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:06 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:58 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Creston).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384098 — Kaniksu Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656755
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