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Point Lookout

Point Lookout, seen from above at true elevation

Point Lookout rises to 2,271 m in Idaho. Sheep Creek Peak stands 3,022 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baldy, a peak 4.3 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.39769, -111.51162

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Blacktail Park: 14.6 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 20.5 mi
  • Eagles Homestead Park: 22.7 mi
  • Iona Park: 22.8 mi
  • Peterson Park: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Palisades Waterfall: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Point Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep Creek PeakE 96°3,022 m19.4 mi
Baldy MountainE 81°2,998 m15.5 mi
Little Elk PeakE 95°2,963 m20.9 mi
Sheep MountainE 92°2,911 m17.4 mi
Big Elk MountainSE 133°2,881 m16.3 mi
Piney PeakNNE 25°2,747 m17.8 mi
Garns MountainNNE 26°2,746 m20.4 mi
Little Elk MountainSE 143°2,672 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4620:2721:11
September equinox07:1418:4719:25
December solstice07:5616:0716:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433425058656456443222
Precip in1.91.31.51.92.52.11.31.31.61.81.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Valley, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388627 — Point Lookout, Bonneville County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658025

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