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Pine Summit

Pine Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Summit rises to 2,418 m in Idaho. McGowan Peak stands 3,266 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Corkscrew Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2418 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.50436, -114.41535
Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Hot springs: 5
  • Challis Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Challis Fish Pond: 8.7 mi
  • Central Park: 9.4 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 4.4 mi
  • Parker Mill: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • CHS: 9.3 mi
  • Painted Rock: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 10.8 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McGowan PeakESE 116°3,266 m24.5 mi
White Mountain WestNW 321°3,183 m6.3 mi
The GeneralW 266°3,148.279 m19.2 mi
Bald MountainSSE 160°3,139 m10.1 mi
Mount JordanW 263°3,042 m18.1 mi
White Valley MountainNNW 349°3,040 m8.2 mi
Cabin Creek PeakWSW 254°3,027 m24.7 mi
Mount LoeningW 261°3,024 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5420:4221:27
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:1216:1317:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663615

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