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Rookie Point

Rookie Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rookie Point rises to 2,225 m in Idaho. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonanza, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.37852, -114.72897

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 4
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
  • Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • Custer Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lady Face Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 16.2 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 17.3 mi
Parks: 1
  • Stanley Park: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Rookie Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calkens PeakSSE 164°3,509.162 m18.7 mi
Lee PeakSSE 165°3,457.956 m19.7 mi
Mount AndrusSSE 163°3,438.144 m20.7 mi
White Cloud PeaksSSE 166°3,438 m20.1 mi
WCP-9SSE 165°3,432.962 m19.1 mi
WCP-10SSE 162°3,378.403 m19.0 mi
WCP-7SSE 168°3,286.658 m18.1 mi
Thompson PeakSW 220°3,256 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5520:4321:28
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1316:1517:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389591 — Rookie Point, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658400

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