North Pole
North Pole rises to 2,683 m in Idaho. Oregon Butte stands 2,565 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Hump, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 107 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49057483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2683 m
How to reach it
- 107.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Hump: 2.0 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 4.1 mi
- Concord Hill: 4.8 mi
- Baking Powder Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Plummer Point: 9.2 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 14.3 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 22.8 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 12.3 mi
- Freds Spring: 14.6 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 18.0 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Quartz Spring: 24.6 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Cotter Bar: 23.1 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 19.3 mi
- Florence: 19.5 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of North Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Butte | S 175° | 2,565 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | W 265° | 2,551 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SSE 168° | 2,550 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | SSW 202° | 2,539 m | 2.0 mi |
| Concord Hill | S 189° | 2,521 m | 4.8 mi |
| Shining Butte | SSW 200° | 2,520 m | 6.7 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 197° | 2,511 m | 9.6 mi |
| Drumlummen Point | SSE 168° | 2,492 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 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: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixie N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 387834 — North Pole, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657723
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