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Pole Creek Top

Pole Creek Top, seen from above at true elevation

Pole Creek Top rises to 1,570 m in Idaho. Twin Peaks stands 2,142 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Butte, a peak 5.3 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.36766, -117.02320

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Smith Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Negro Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Crisman Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Saddle Butte: 6.9 mi
Parks: 16
  • Marsing Island Park: 16.7 mi
  • McCormack Campground: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 21.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 22.1 mi
  • McGinnis Park: 22.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Horse Trap Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Meadowlark Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Cow trough: 13.0 mi
  • Tiddie Spring: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Pole Creek Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksSSE 156°2,142 m21.2 mi
Puhitempi KuaikateteSE 136°2,051 m10.0 mi
Mahogany MountainSW 232°1,985 m14.9 mi
Rooster Comb PeakSSE 147°1,918 m19.0 mi
Spain HillSSE 161°1,885 m21.3 mi
Whiskey MountainSE 141°1,868 m17.9 mi
Salmon ButteSE 125°1,848 m11.7 mi
Getaway MountainESE 110°1,834.896 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2320:01
June solstice06:0820:4921:33
September equinox07:3619:1019:47
December solstice08:1816:2917:16

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441475562706859473630

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 5 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357286245

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