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Rush Creek Point

Rush Creek Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.09740, -114.93446

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Golden Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Veil Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 14.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireENE 72°3,075 m17.0 mi
Aggipah MountainENE 75°2,997 m15.0 mi
Goat MountainENE 63°2,929 m17.6 mi
Wilson MountainE 92°2,914 m15.1 mi
Mormon MountainSSE 155°2,902 m6.2 mi
Red PeakSW 217°2,885.85 m20.5 mi
Cathedral RockE 82°2,865 m19.0 mi
Two Point PeakSSE 168°2,855 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1216:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

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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