Pistol Rock
Pistol Rock rises to 2,764 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Trapper Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,764 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Trapper Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Chilcoot Peak: 2.0 mi
- Lake Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Chinook Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Buk Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
- Molly's Tub: 18.4 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 17.5 mi
- Cox Point: 12.2 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 14.2 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 13.0 mi
- The Outpost: 13.1 mi
- Dagger Falls: 18.7 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Pistol Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | E 93° | 2,951 m | 8.4 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | ENE 59° | 2,917 m | 10.5 mi |
| Red Peak | ENE 63° | 2,886 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNE 34° | 2,842 m | 14.4 mi |
| Red Ridge | ENE 59° | 2,841 m | 13.5 mi |
| Artillery Dome | SE 133° | 2,833 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | N 8° | 2,826 m | 16.8 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NE 45° | 2,816 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388570 — Pistol Rock, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658012
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