Red Top
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
- 12.4 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the International Selkirk Scenic Loop, National
- 17.2 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the JCT SR 20 VIC TIGER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Peak: 2.6 mi
- Lake Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Lone Tree Peak: 3.3 mi
- Shorty Peak: 3.4 mi
- Cutoff Peak: 3.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Gerald Lindquist memorial: 12.6 mi
- Granite Falls Overlook: 17.8 mi
- Stagger Inn Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Ledgewood Bay Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Leslie Springs: 21.9 mi
- Indian Rock: 23.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary County High Point | ESE 114° | 2,350 m | 8.6 mi |
| Parker Peak | ESE 104° | 2,332 m | 6.5 mi |
| Smith Peak | SSE 150° | 2,325 m | 5.1 mi |
| Fisher Peak | ESE 104° | 2,312 m | 8.9 mi |
| Snowy Top | WNW 299° | 2,248 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 141° | 2,231 m | 7.6 mi |
| The Lions Head | S 176° | 2,220 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Crags | NW 310° | 2,208 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:18 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 20:05 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:05 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:57 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Creston).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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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