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Middle Ridge

Middle Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Ridge rises to 1,871 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Heavens Gate, a peak 1.9 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1871 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.38766, -116.52292

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Heavens Gate: 1.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Old Timer Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Devils Tooth: 3.2 mi
  • Dry Diggins: 3.4 mi
Springs: 31
  • Rodger Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Howard Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Morrison Ridge Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Alder Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Clyde Spring: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Red Ledge: 13.1 mi
  • Music Bar: 16.6 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 23.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • Buck Park: 3.6 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 13.1 mi
  • Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 8.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Middle Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilSSW 196°2,862.5 m4.6 mi
She DevilS 191°2,861.7 m4.5 mi
Devils ThroneSSW 196°2,829.9 m5.7 mi
The OgreS 185°2,818.8 m4.7 mi
Tower of BabelS 184°2,806.8 m4.0 mi
Twin ImpsSSW 198°2,745.8 m6.5 mi
The GoblinS 181°2,739 m4.8 mi
Twin ImpsSSW 198°2,732.6 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:59
June solstice05:5920:5321:39
September equinox07:3419:0619:45
December solstice08:2416:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 394551 — Middle Ridge, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358660127

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