Mill Creek Summit
Mill Creek Summit rises to 1,458 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the east-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,458 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Four Bit Summit: 2.0 mi
- Twin Sisters: 3.1 mi
- King Hill: 5.1 mi
- Wilson Peak: 6.2 mi
- Cascade Park: 11.8 mi
- Armstrong Park: 12.8 mi
- Kelly's Whitewater Park: 13.0 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 18.6 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 21.0 mi
- Valley County Museum: 22.3 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 22.3 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
- White Licks: 15.8 mi
- Baird Cabin: 19.3 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mill Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | ESE 107° | 2,506 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | E 92° | 2,489 m | 7.7 mi |
| Council Mountain | N 2° | 2,475 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tripod Peak | ESE 123° | 2,459 m | 9.2 mi |
| Alpine Benchmark | ENE 70° | 2,455 m | 24.6 mi |
| Collier Peak | E 89° | 2,430 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mica Ridge | NNE 22° | 2,413 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wilson Peak | E 89° | 2,397 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386953 — Mill Creek Summit, Gem County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657436
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