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Pitz Mountain

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Elevation: 978 m
Tallest summit within 20.8 miles: Mount Spokane1,784 m · 10.6 mi
Nearest byway: Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage11.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:52local time
Coordinates: 47.9907, -116.9099

Pitz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pitz Mountain rises to 978 m in Idaho. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit Lake City Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage passes 11 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 978 m

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Pitz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Spokane	WSW 243°	1,784 m	10.6 mi
South Chilco Mountain	ESE 116°	1,724 m	18.6 mi
Chilco Mountain	ESE 111°	1,710 m	18.9 mi
Mount Kit Carson	WSW 245°	1,600 m	12.0 mi
Beauty Mountain	WSW 244°	1,587 m	11.2 mi
Quartz Mountain	SW 228°	1,572 m	10.8 mi
Bernard Peak	ESE 102°	1,566 m	17.8 mi
Bald Knob	WSW 240°	1,557 m	10.8 mi

On the road

11.3 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
12.5 mi off the JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK
14.6 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic LoopNational
14.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT

Overlooks nearby

Bernard Overlook · 20 mi
Popsicle Bridge · 27 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Spirit Lake City Park: 2.5 mi
Volunteer Park: 2.8 mi
Athol City Park: 9.9 mi
Carey Creek Game Management Area: 11.1 mi
Rathdrum Mountain Lower Park: 11.4 mi

Peaks

Nature reserves10

Attractions6

Gardens6

Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 12.3 mi
Native Plant Garden: 16.7 mi
Post Falls Community Garden: 19.5 mi
Gathering Garden: 22.1 mi
Shared Harvest Community Garden: 22.5 mi

Museums6

Westwood Historical Society: 12.4 mi
Pend Oreille County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 15.9 mi
Post Falls Museum: 19.4 mi
Museum of North Idaho: 22.6 mi

Beaches6

Preston Beach: 18.6 mi
North Idaho Beach: 22.3 mi
City Beach: 22.6 mi
Sanders Beach: 23.3 mi
Sanders Beach: 23.5 mi

Artworks6

John Mullan Statue: 19.4 mi
Harvey: 22.7 mi
Balazs Statue: 23.7 mi
Balazs Statue (Circle of Friends): 23.7 mi
Balazs Statue (Circle of Friends): 23.7 mi

Historic sites5

Henley Airstrip (historical): 10.9 mi
Caretaker's cabin: 11.0 mi
K27 Monument: 17.7 mi
Horse Slaughter Monument: 22.2 mi
Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site (former): 23.1 mi

Cliffs4

Bernard Point: 17.7 mi
Orchard Bluff: 18.1 mi
Ross Point: 19.3 mi
Green Bluff: 20.5 mi

Picnic sites2

Big Spring Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Bald Knob Picnic Area: 10.8 mi

Rest areas2

Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 19.5 mi
Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 19.7 mi

Waterfalls2

Post Falls: 19.6 mi
Exley Falls: 24.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:51	18:20	19:00
June solstice	04:49	20:03	20:52
September equinox	06:35	18:06	18:47
December solstice	07:35	15:04	15:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	28	31	38	45	55	60	67	66	57	45	34	28
Precip in	3.0	2.0	3.2	2.3	2.2	2.3	1.0	0.8	1.2	2.8	3.5	3.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 15 mi away.

Sources

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