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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
1,818 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 19.2 miles of Patrol Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood ButteSE2,841 m12.0 mi
Twin PeakSE2,816 m14.1 mi
Thirteen MountainNE2,739 m10.6 mi
Stripe MountainNE2,735 m9.5 mi
Papoose PeakSSE2,728 m16.3 mi
Farrow MountainSSE2,723 m12.6 mi
Salmon MountainNNE2,698 m13.6 mi
Waugh MountainENE2,683 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 50–80 °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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