Point Henry
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
- 1,577 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Eightyone: 1.1 mi
- Mirror Peak: 1.3 mi
- Quarles Peak: 1.8 mi
- Malin Point: 1.8 mi
- Wishard Peak: 2.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 17.2 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 21.5 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 21.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 21.7 mi
- Taft: 9.6 mi
- Burke: 20.5 mi
- Black Bear: 21.2 mi
- Frisco: 21.2 mi
- Bernier Point: 1.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Orphan Point: 24.5 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 21.5 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 22.1 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 22.2 mi
- John Mullan: 17.3 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 21.4 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Peak | E 97° | 2,218 m | 8.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 90° | 2,206 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gold Peak | E 84° | 2,142 m | 8.5 mi |
| Middle Sister Peak | SSW 210° | 2,104 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Sister Peak | SSW 203° | 2,090 m | 9.1 mi |
| West Sister Peak | SW 216° | 2,053 m | 8.7 mi |
| Conrad Peak | SSE 154° | 1,957 m | 10.0 mi |
| Crittenden Peak | N 6° | 1,952 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:55 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
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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