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Pigeon Roost

Pigeon Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Roost rises to 711 m in Idaho. Craig Mountain stands 1,609 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bench, a beach 0.8 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 4.9 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.28127, -116.94515

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Hereth Park: 6.1 mi
  • Asotin City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Chief Looking Glass Park: 6.7 mi
  • Church Field: 6.8 mi
  • Airport Park: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 20
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 7.8 mi
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 10.6 mi
  • Local Native American and geological information: 15.2 mi
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Fields Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Kaufman Springs: 23.5 mi
  • Pinkham Spring: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • C. C. Van Arsdol: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pigeon Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craig MountainSSE 162°1,609 m14.9 mi
Jim Creek ButteS 179°1,542 m23.8 mi
Big ButteSW 232°1,527 m18.5 mi
Mount WilsonS 185°1,493 m19.6 mi
Anatone ButteSW 231°1,491 m19.0 mi
Lent ButteS 186°1,480 m23.8 mi
Pinkham ButteW 259°1,449.3 m23.6 mi
Mason ButteESE 108°1,412 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice04:5719:5720:44
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2915:1416:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945526067767566534235
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.71.30.50.50.61.11.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652278

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