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Little Sheepeater Point

Little Sheepeater Point, seen from above at true elevation

Little Sheepeater Point rises to 2,491 m in Idaho. Mount Eldridge stands 2,803 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheepeater Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 91 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2491 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.39380, -115.39956

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 7
  • Quartz Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 1
  • Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Parks: 1
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Little Sheepeater Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EldridgeS 182°2,803 m17.6 mi
Dixie MountainS 184°2,762 m18.8 mi
Wolf Fang PeakS 183°2,741 m15.2 mi
Mosquito PeakSSE 168°2,670 m7.9 mi
Chicken PeakS 179°2,642 m7.0 mi
Dead Mule PeakSE 144°2,610 m12.2 mi
Sheepeater MountainE 96°2,585 m2.6 mi
Oregon ButteNW 304°2,565 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5419:4920:34
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1915:1316:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192128344351585648382718

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657038

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