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Shale Point

Shale Point, seen from above at true elevation

Shale Point rises to 1,732 m in Idaho. South Butte stands 2,126 m to the south, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Barren Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1732 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.05852, -115.79904

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Parks: 1
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Shale Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteS 189°2,126 m2.7 mi
Middle Sister PeakNE 42°2,104 m10.2 mi
East Sister PeakNE 48°2,090 m10.5 mi
Widow MountainW 271°2,069 m7.0 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 282°2,055 m8.1 mi
West Sister PeakNE 36°2,053 m10.5 mi
Snow PeakE 97°2,036 m7.9 mi
North ButteS 182°2,023 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4920:5521:43
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2716:0516:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036425158656556443527
Precip in5.14.03.33.53.22.70.90.91.53.44.85.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658581

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