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Nugget Point

Nugget Point, seen from above at true elevation

Nugget Point rises to 1,840 m in Idaho. Baking Powder Mountain stands 2,310 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Summit, a peak 2.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.90740, -115.57430

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 4
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 11.3 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Stites City Park: 23.1 mi
  • Fish Creek Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 21.6 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Freds Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Nugget Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baking Powder MountainSSW 212°2,310 m17.5 mi
Twentymile ButteSSW 212°2,212 m15.9 mi
Tenmile HillSSW 204°2,209 m16.2 mi
Pilot KnobW 269°2,171 m6.4 mi
Moose ButteSSE 165°2,168 m16.1 mi
Nipple MountainS 187°2,160 m13.4 mi
Coolwater MountainNNE 18°2,113 m18.0 mi
Anderson ButteE 97°2,085 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5319:5120:37
September equinox06:3018:0218:42
December solstice07:2215:1016:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657746

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