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Point Henry

Point Henry, seen from above at true elevation

Point Henry rises to 1,577 m in Idaho. Ward Peak stands 2,218 m to the east, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Eightyone, a peak 1.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.28215, -115.55876

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Shoshone Park: 14.9 mi
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 18.1 mi
  • Samuels Park: 21.5 mi
  • Miller Park: 23.1 mi
  • Power Park: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 18.5 mi
  • Wildfire: 21.4 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 21.5 mi
  • Time Capsule: 21.5 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 22.1 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Point Henry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward PeakE 97°2,218 m8.3 mi
Eagle PeakE 90°2,206 m8.3 mi
Gold PeakE 84°2,142 m8.5 mi
Middle Sister PeakSSW 210°2,104 m9.1 mi
East Sister PeakSSW 203°2,090 m9.1 mi
West Sister PeakSW 216°2,053 m8.7 mi
Quarles PeakNE 49°1,993 m1.8 mi
Conrad PeakSSE 154°1,957 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4720:5521:43
September equinox07:3019:0119:42
December solstice08:2716:0316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242834415055646254423124
Precip in5.33.53.62.52.62.51.01.21.83.54.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383106 — Point Henry, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656331

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