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Patrol Point

Patrol Point, seen from above at true elevation

Patrol Point rises to 1,818 m in Idaho. Cottonwood Butte stands 2,841 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1818 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.43214, -114.93177

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 10
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Table Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Stub Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Veil Falls: 23.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 5.8 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 8.0 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Patrol Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood ButteSE 146°2,841 m12.0 mi
Twin PeakSE 141°2,816 m14.1 mi
Thirteen MountainNE 51°2,739 m10.6 mi
Stripe MountainNE 54°2,735 m9.5 mi
Papoose PeakSSE 160°2,728 m16.3 mi
Farrow MountainSSE 157°2,723 m12.6 mi
Salmon MountainNNE 20°2,698 m13.6 mi
Waugh MountainENE 58°2,683 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657897

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