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Mount Sampson

Mount Sampson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Sampson rises to 1,965 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the west, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Gulch Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.32850, -116.44541

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cannon Ball Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Heavens Gate: 3.7 mi
  • The Goblin: 3.9 mi
  • Tower of Babel: 4.0 mi
  • The Ogre: 4.3 mi
Springs: 31
  • Blue Gulch Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Coottonwood Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Aitken Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Cannonball Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Log Trough Spring: 1.6 mi
Parks: 4
  • Rapid National Wild River: 8.8 mi
  • Buck Park: 9.1 mi
  • Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Red Ledge: 12.8 mi
  • Music Bar: 14.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 4.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mount Sampson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilW 267°2,862.5 m5.0 mi
She DevilW 266°2,861.7 m4.6 mi
Devils ThroneWSW 256°2,829.9 m5.5 mi
The OgreW 262°2,818.8 m4.3 mi
Tower of BabelW 271°2,806.8 m4.0 mi
Twin ImpsWSW 251°2,745.8 m6.2 mi
The GoblinW 260°2,739 m3.9 mi
Twin ImpsWSW 251°2,732.6 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:1919:58
June solstice05:5920:5321:38
September equinox07:3419:0619:45
December solstice08:2316:1717:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658520

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