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Red Top

Red Top, seen from above at true elevation

Red Top rises to 1,872 m in Idaho. Boundary County High Point stands 2,350 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.89755, -116.72699

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 8
  • American Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Priest Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Granite Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Upper Granite Falls: 17.8 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 17.8 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 13.7 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 14.1 mi
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 23.0 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 23.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Boundary County Museum: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Red Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary County High PointESE 114°2,350 m8.6 mi
Parker PeakESE 104°2,332 m6.5 mi
Smith PeakSSE 150°2,325 m5.1 mi
Fisher PeakESE 104°2,312 m8.9 mi
Snowy TopWNW 299°2,248 m13.5 mi
Pyramid PeakSE 141°2,231 m7.6 mi
The Lions HeadS 176°2,220 m7.7 mi
The CragsNW 310°2,208 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1819:00
June solstice04:4420:0520:55
September equinox06:3418:0518:47
December solstice08:3915:5716:53

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139475662696858463628
Precip in2.21.71.91.62.22.11.20.81.11.82.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porthill, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389243 — Red Top, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658302

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