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Mount Heinen

Mount Heinen, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Heinen rises to 1,927 m in Idaho. Trinity Mountain stands 2,880 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Benchmark, a peak 3.8 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49052968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1927 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.66156, -115.87594

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Middle Benchmark: 3.8 mi
  • Barn Benchmark: 5.1 mi
  • Arrow Benchmark: 5.4 mi
  • Cotton Benchmark: 5.9 mi
  • Cervidae Peak: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Macks Creek Park: 4.8 mi
  • Robie Creek Park: 6.4 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 11.7 mi
  • Naylor Park: 11.8 mi
  • Lucky Peak State Park: 12.8 mi
Artworks
  • Boise B: 14.3 mi
  • Frank Steunenberg Statue: 16.5 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 16.5 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 16.6 mi
  • Fantasy Flora and Fauna: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 19
  • Lewis & Clark Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Firewise Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Western Water Wise Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Foothills Grove: 14.8 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 13
Hot springs: 5
  • Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Historic Broadway Block: 16.6 mi
  • A-10: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 17.1 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Mount Heinen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trinity MountainE 101°2,880 m22.8 mi
Sheep MountainE 82°2,502.713 m19.4 mi
Scotch BenchmarkE 85°2,497.531 m24.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainE 100°2,492.807 m15.0 mi
Sheep MountainE 82°2,483.51 m19.0 mi
Freeman PeakNNE 23°2,467 m21.7 mi
Pilot PeakNNE 24°2,466 m22.7 mi
Lava MountainESE 108°2,395 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0320:4521:29
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1516:2317:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495865757465513930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arrowrock DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656311

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