Mount Sampson
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
- 1,965 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 25.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hells Canyon Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Shorts Bar Beach: 9.0 mi
- Red Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Music Bar: 14.0 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 24.2 mi
- The Projects: 3.9 mi
- Lockwood Point: 6.6 mi
- Devils Ladder: 9.0 mi
- Rapid National Wild River: 8.8 mi
- Buck Park: 9.1 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 23.2 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 20.0 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 4.7 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 16.7 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 20.6 mi
- Florence: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Mount Sampson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Devil | W 267° | 2,863 m | 5.0 mi |
| She Devil | W 266° | 2,862 m | 4.6 mi |
| Devils Throne | WSW 256° | 2,830 m | 5.5 mi |
| The Ogre | W 262° | 2,819 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tower of Babel | W 271° | 2,807 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Goblin | W 260° | 2,739 m | 3.9 mi |
| Twin Imps | WSW 251° | 2,733 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Belial | WSW 258° | 2,712 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:53 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:17 | 17:06 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658520
Take the scenic way to Mount Sampson.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.