Peak · Idaho
Preston Knob
Preston Knob rises to 1,254 m in Idaho. Crystal Peak stands 1,651 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,254 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.05518, -116.56988
- 4.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 18.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Tyson Peak: 3.9 mi
- Emida Peak: 4.1 mi
- Nakarna Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks: 12
- Laird Park: 8.7 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 17.8 mi
- Eleanor Park: 18.2 mi
- Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument: 18.2 mi
- Farmington City Park: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 23.0 mi
- Plummmer Point: 23.2 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 18.1 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lotus Point: 14.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Falls Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Preston Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Peak | ENE 63° | 1,651 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 183° | 1,622 m | 1.6 mi |
| Renfro Peak | NE 53° | 1,612 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,589 m | 6.0 mi |
| East Elk Peak | E 82° | 1,578 m | 14.7 mi |
| West Elk Peak | E 81° | 1,538 m | 14.0 mi |
| Nakarna Mountain | E 83° | 1,518 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 183° | 1,506 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:58 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:08 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388861 — Preston Knob, Benewah County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658093
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