Rush Creek Point
Rush Creek Point rises to 2,199 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 49 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2199 m
How to reach it
- 48.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sheep Horn Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buck Point: 6.1 mi
- Mormon Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 15.1 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 19.7 mi
- Table Spring: 19.9 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 20.3 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Veil Falls: 10.5 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Aparejo Point: 15.6 mi
- McFadden Point: 18.0 mi
- Cox Point: 19.1 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 14.8 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Rush Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | ENE 72° | 3,075 m | 17.0 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,997 m | 15.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,929 m | 17.6 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | E 92° | 2,914 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,902 m | 6.2 mi |
| Red Peak | SW 217° | 2,885.85 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | E 82° | 2,865 m | 19.0 mi |
| Two Point Peak | SSE 168° | 2,855 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 389732 — Rush Creek Point, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658469
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