Lightning Points
Lightning Points rises to 1,284 m in Idaho. Moses Butte stands 2,016 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Township Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1284 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 109.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Township Butte: 1.6 mi
- Bear Butte: 3.3 mi
- John Lewis Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Riverview Point: 4.6 mi
- Silver Butte: 5.2 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 12.5 mi
- Gazebo Park: 12.5 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 12.6 mi
- City Park: 12.8 mi
- Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 13.4 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 18.8 mi
- Orphan Point: 20.6 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Lightning Points. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Butte | NNE 14° | 2,016 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jug Rock | NNE 14° | 1,983 m | 18.9 mi |
| West Sister | ENE 62° | 1,972 m | 18.8 mi |
| Blackdome Peak | NNE 16° | 1,944 m | 17.1 mi |
| Grassy Point | NE 49° | 1,899 m | 17.2 mi |
| Isabella Point | NE 52° | 1,849 m | 18.5 mi |
| Duncecap Rock | NNE 19° | 1,824 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pinchot Butte | N 354° | 1,823 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:55 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384646 — Lightning Points, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656966
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