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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
2577 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
Attractions: 1
  • H: 23.2 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 PeakESE 119°3,081 m14.9 mi
El CapitanE 84°3,025 m8.4 mi
Boulder PeakSE 133°2,977 m15.0 mi
North Trapper PeakESE 116°2,969 m14.9 mi
West Como PeakE 87°2,916 m10.5 mi
Middle Como PeakE 87°2,904 m10.9 mi
East Como PeakE 86°2,891 m11.4 mi
Sugarloaf PeakESE 106°2,888 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 5080 °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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