Nipple Mountain
Nipple Mountain rises to 2,160 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,160 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Proux Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 5.2 mi
- Rainy Day Point: 5.6 mi
- North Pole: 5.9 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Plummer Point: 15.0 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 18.5 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 20.1 mi
- Freds Spring: 14.7 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 18.3 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 21.7 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 21.8 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Cotter Bar: 23.1 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 22.4 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Nipple Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | SW 218° | 2,683 m | 5.9 mi |
| Oregon Butte | SSW 192° | 2,565 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 250° | 2,551 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SSW 198° | 2,550 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SW 214° | 2,539 m | 7.9 mi |
| Concord Hill | SSW 205° | 2,521 m | 10.5 mi |
| Shining Butte | SSW 209° | 2,520 m | 12.5 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 205° | 2,511 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652149
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