Nugget Point
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
- 15.8 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 125.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Summit: 2.5 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Little Baldy: 5.6 mi
- Lick Point: 6.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.4 mi
- West Fork Point: 6.9 mi
- Hot Point: 13.5 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 20.8 mi
- Jungle Point: 20.9 mi
- 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
- McAllister Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Cotter Bar: 21.6 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Freds Spring: 16.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.8 mi
- Selway Falls: 16.3 mi
- Mount Idaho: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,310 m | 17.5 mi |
| Twentymile Butte | SSW 212° | 2,212 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tenmile Hill | SSW 204° | 2,209 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 269° | 2,171 m | 6.4 mi |
| Moose Butte | SSE 165° | 2,168 m | 16.1 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | S 187° | 2,160 m | 13.4 mi |
| Coolwater Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,113 m | 18.0 mi |
| Anderson Butte | E 97° | 2,085 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:10 | 16:01 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657746
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