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Needles

Needles, seen from above at true elevation

Needles rises to 2,514 m in Idaho. Log Mountain stands 2,791 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrapin, a peak 1.8 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 44 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2514.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.73418, -115.82545

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 15.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 17.7 mi
  • Wild Horse Park: 17.7 mi
  • Big Chair Park: 18.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 9.4 mi
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 18.6 mi
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twah Creek Picnic Area: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Needles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Log MountainENE 61°2,791 m12.4 mi
Chilcoot PeakE 83°2,740 m19.9 mi
Nick PeakN 351°2,713 m14.0 mi
BlackmareNNE 17°2,659.08 m6.2 mi
Rice PeakSSE 148°2,649.63 m18.5 mi
Sawtooth PeakNNW 345°2,646 m18.8 mi
Thunderbolt MountainE 91°2,637.74 m9.1 mi
Little BaldyE 98°2,634.08 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:56
June solstice05:5820:4821:33
September equinox07:3119:0419:43
December solstice08:1816:1817:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532394855636254433122
Precip in2.92.32.72.12.42.10.60.51.11.82.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657652

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