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Rock Pillar

Rock Pillar, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Pillar rises to 2,131 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Hot Springs, a hot spring 2.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.99603, -115.06706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
  • High Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Cold Springs: 22.2 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 14.9 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Rock Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainNNW 332°2,436 m14.1 mi
East PeakNNW 343°2,391 m15.9 mi
Elk MountainS 178°2,377 m5.8 mi
Wylies PeakE 101°2,350 m4.9 mi
Indian PeakSSW 207°2,340 m3.6 mi
Rocky PeakSSW 205°2,311 m4.5 mi
Vermilion PeakSW 216°2,290 m5.7 mi
Bilk MountainSSE 165°2,287 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5019:4920:35
September equinox06:2818:0018:40
December solstice07:2015:0815:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663708

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