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Nipple Knob

Nipple Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Nipple Knob rises to 2,577 m in Idaho. Trapper Peak stands 3,081 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49057039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.99464, -114.56982

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 4
  • Tin Cup Park: 18.8 mi
  • Sacajewa Park: 18.9 mi
  • Darby Park: 18.9 mi
  • Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Patsy Ann Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Diablo Spring: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Don Mackey Memorial: 24.4 mi
  • Rams Horn Medicine Tree: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Como Swimming Beach: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Horsehead Arch: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Nipple Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trapper PeakESE3,081 m14.9 mi
El CapitanE3,025 m8.4 mi
Boulder PeakSE2,977 m15.0 mi
North Trapper PeakESE2,969 m14.9 mi
West Como PeakE2,916 m10.5 mi
Middle Como PeakE2,904 m10.9 mi
East Como PeakE2,891 m11.4 mi
Sugarloaf PeakESE2,888 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:4819:4720:33
September equinox06:2617:5818:38
December solstice07:1815:0615:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037435258666456453326
Precip in1.10.90.91.01.62.11.10.91.21.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darby, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657686

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