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Lightning Creek Rocks

Lightning Creek Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Lightning Creek Rocks rises to 2,325 m in Idaho. Red Mountain stands 2,654 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.22073, -115.79873

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Hot springs: 7
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 7.5 mi
  • Pine Flats Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • Weilmunster Park: 11.4 mi
  • Grimes Monument: 13.9 mi
  • Jim Thorton Plaza: 20.5 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 21.0 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 19.9 mi
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainE 84°2,654 m19.6 mi
Rice PeakNNE 23°2,649.63 m21.5 mi
Telephone RidgeNNE 21°2,581.35 m20.9 mi
Rocky PeakNNE 21°2,561.54 m20.0 mi
Whitehawk MountainENE 71°2,550 m14.0 mi
Granite PeakNW 310°2,506 m22.0 mi
Pilgrim MountainNE 34°2,497 m20.9 mi
Bernard MountainNE 42°2,495 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:56
June solstice06:0020:4721:31
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1616:2017:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273140465461686759483527
Precip in4.22.52.92.11.81.30.40.50.81.73.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garden Valley, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662138

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