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Mill Creek Summit

Mill Creek Summit, seen from above at true elevation

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. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 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
1458 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45572, -116.28403

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Parks: 4
  • Cascade Park: 11.8 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 12.8 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 13.0 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 18.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • Cambridge Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 22.3 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakESE 107°2,506 m7.3 mi
Snowbank MountainE 92°2,489 m7.7 mi
Council MountainN 2°2,475 m17.6 mi
Tripod PeakESE 123°2,459 m9.2 mi
Alpine BenchmarkENE 70°2,455.16 m24.6 mi
Collier PeakE 89°2,430 m8.6 mi
Mica RidgeNNE 22°2,412.797 m14.2 mi
Wilson PeakE 89°2,397 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0120:4921:34
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1916:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

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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