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Lightning Points

Lightning Points, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates46.74491, -115.91487

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moses ButteNNE 14°2,016 m19.2 mi
Jug RockNNE 14°1,983 m18.9 mi
West SisterENE 62°1,972 m18.8 mi
Blackdome PeakNNE 16°1,944 m17.1 mi
Grassy PointNE 49°1,899 m17.2 mi
Isabella PointNE 52°1,849 m18.5 mi
Duncecap RockNNE 19°1,824 m18.0 mi
Pinchot ButteN 354°1,823 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:56
June solstice04:5019:5520:42
September equinox06:3118:0318:43
December solstice07:2615:0715:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

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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