Point Lookout
Point Lookout rises to 2,271 m in Idaho. Elkhorn Peak stands 3,024 m to the east, 21 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
- 2,271 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Baldy: 4.3 mi
- Dalton Hill: 5.5 mi
- Three Knolls: 6.2 mi
- Flag Knoll: 8.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.5 mi
- 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
- Fall Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Palisades Bench: 13.3 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.5 mi
- Ozone: 16.3 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 22.7 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Point Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Peak | E 98° | 3,024 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | E 96° | 3,022 m | 19.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | E 81° | 2,998 m | 15.5 mi |
| Little Elk Peak | E 95° | 2,963 m | 20.9 mi |
| Big Elk Mountain | SE 133° | 2,881 m | 16.3 mi |
| Piney Peak | NNE 25° | 2,747 m | 17.8 mi |
| Garns Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,746 m | 20.4 mi |
| Little Elk Mountain | SE 143° | 2,672 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
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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