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King Hill

King Hill, seen from above at true elevation

King Hill rises to 1,304 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Sisters, a peak 2.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52044, -116.33459

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Parks: 4
  • Cascade Park: 13.6 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 14.7 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 14.9 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
  • Cambridge Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSE 125°2,506 m11.6 mi
Snowbank MountainESE 115°2,489 m11.2 mi
Council MountainNNE 14°2,475 m13.5 mi
Tripod PeakSE 133°2,459 m13.9 mi
Collier PeakESE 111°2,430 m11.9 mi
Mica RidgeNE 41°2,412.797 m11.7 mi
Wilson PeakESE 117°2,397 m9.7 mi
Lone TreeNE 41°2,388.108 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0120:5021:35
September equinox07:3319:0619:45
December solstice08:2016:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659878

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